This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1920
Page
2
The piece discusses rising automobile numbers and potential national party planks favoring roads, fuel, and highway widening. It quotes Kissel Motor Car Co. president on improving rural access to medical services via cars and outlines early car design features and innovations of a two cylinder model.
Ralph Shelley of Pacific Coast represents Dert Motor Car recounts a dealer finding a rat nest in a water jacket of a cutaway Dert chassis. He claims the tale proves the Dert engine has ample cooling space around the cylinders.
A medical journal notes city doctors now travel 20 to 30 miles to reach patients, surpassing past limits when wagons covered two to three miles. Better roads and all season driving broaden the area accessible to larger towns, expanding community reach.
Wm L Livengood of Shielda Livengood Motor Co argues farmers will buy most motor trucks as essential, noting 90 000 farm trucks in 1919 and a potential market of 1 743 500 with trucks saving cost per ton mile and reducing stock shrinkage. He cites lower costs for motor trucks and time savings boosting profits for farmers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.