Novel Car Demonstration Sells With Farm Test
A Woodward Carriage record recounts an Overland and Willys Knight sale using a farm task demonstration. The buyer, 46 miles away, refused to talk cars until the model 76 B powered a cutter and feeder for five hours, proving the car’s reliability. Another vignette features a traveling man stranded by a washout remarking on a flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland
Willys-Knight
Frank A. Winerich
Woodward Carriage Company
Mount Ararat
Harper’s Magazine
Oldest running car honored on Indiana centennial stage
Indiana Governor Ralston honors James E. Howard of Jeffersonville owner of an 1897 Haynes as the nation’s oldest car still in service. Elwood Haynes is praised for founding the auto industry as President Wilson attends a food roads day event at the Indianapolis Coliseum. Government owns an 1898-4 Haynes on display at the Smithsonian.
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Wilson
Indianapolis
America
Ralston
Indiana
James E. Howard
Jeffersonville
Ind
Haynes
E. H. Labadie
Labadie Auto Company
Goodrich
Haynes Organization
Is Auto Luxury or a Necessity
A sales manager reports on three auto owners to judge if cars are luxuries or daily necessities. One commuter uses his car for 585 minutes of a 64.6 mile day while another social/business user logged 100.4 miles, showing cars as essential tools for city life.
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George H. Bowler
H. A. Lozier Company
Jones
Mr. Jones
Richman
Chicago
Bowler
Detroit
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Wyoming
Utah
Utah Mountain
Colorado
Pike's Peak
Lookout Mountain
Genesee Mountain
Continental Divide
Berthoud’s Pass
Pike’s Peak
F. E. B. St. Louis
C. N. Stark & Co
Scripps-Booth Southern Manager Praises San Antonio Orders
Fred B. Clark of Atlanta Southern district manager reports strong auto demand in Texas and the South. He cites San Antonio as a key distributing center and lauds the Scripps-Booth eight cylinder and four cylinder roadsters for comfort and performance on rough roads.
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Automobile Row
Fred B. Clark
Atlanta
Scripps- Booth Company
Clark
E. H. Labadie
E. H. Labadile Automobile Company
Scripps-Booth
Mr. Clark
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Carolinas
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Southland
San Antonio
Scripps- Booth
Scripps Booth
Verdict Delivered In Curious Courtroom Mock Trial
In Chicago a large man and a skeletal figure faced a mock trial with a coughing defendant. The jury, out briefly, declared the verdict for the man with consumption after confusion over plaintiff and defendant. A judge clarified roles and the verdict was read in the courtroom.
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Chica Faye
Jdge
Parson Johns Tales of a Crew Fatality
Parson Johns rushes home in alarm reporting a crewman dead. His wife replies with pious restraint as the couple copes with sudden loss in a colonial style exchange. The line ends with the parson lamenting the unknown fate and questioning divine purpose.
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Paesine
Parson Johns
Mr Johns
Elizabeth
Mr. Johns
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Savage Tires Built With Personal Pride and Quality
The Reliable Tire Company describes Savage tires and Grafinite tubes as crafted with a tag system recording every worker involved. Personal responsibility and pride drive quality from start to finish, with emphasis on using the best materials and a “Quality First” slogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savage
J. W. Leslie
Reliable Tire Company
Savage Tires
Savage ‘Tire Company
Councilmen Debate Street Work and Sewer Plans
Real Estate Bulletin quotes two councilmen debating steps for street work. They propose digging for a sewer first, paving then draining, repairing again for a gas pipe, and finally widening the roadway, illustrating a view of municipal economy and systematic street care.
Making It Even Irish Humour Shells Out Owed Pints
An Irishman walks a long distance and asks for a quart of milk. The milkman quotes threepence. The man asks for a quart in pints. Pat drinks one pint and asks how they stand. The milkman says I owe you a pint. Pat replies we are quits since I owe you one as well.
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Pat
Chicago News
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Automobile
E. A. Labadie Auto Co
Phone Crockett
Rains
Haynes Automobile CO
Kokomo, Ind
Main Plaza
East Houston
Southern Pacific Lines
Memphis
New Orleans
Illinois Central Railway
Sunset Limited
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
New York
South America
Mexico
Panama
Japan
China
Havana
McClannahan
A. R. Atkinson
C.p
al Street
Gunter Hotel Corner
S.A
A.p.by
Corpus Christi
Pullman
Battle Creek
Hot Springs
Marlin
E. Houston St
J W. King, D. F
P. A
G. M. Bynum, C. P
T. A
James Howard
Scripps-Booth Southern
William B. Stout
Scripps-Booth Club
Luthy Batteries
Luthy
Luthy Electrical Mfg
Ave. C
Essex St
Inter State
F. O. B. Muncie, Indiana
Cicero Auto Company
Southwest Texas Distributors
Main Avenue
Leslie
Handsome Moon Roadsters
Houston St
Travis
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