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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
5
Recharging Machine Aims to Power Ford Magnetos
Roy DuVall of Portland and Seattle has perfected a recharging device for Ford magnetos. The machine reportedly boosts voltage to 20 30 volts in 10 20 minutes and should outlast a new magneto. Clinton Atwood sells and services the unit at 2015 M Ave with Seattle firms backing the claim of brighter headlights in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Roy DuVall
Gma
Clinton Atwood
Aal
Seattle
Great Fm
Motor Car Trends and Trade Notes Across Regions
A digest of motor vehicle statistics and notes from around the world. Gasoline price in Buenos Aires is 75 cents a gallon while Calcutta reports about 000 privately owned cars and 600 taxicabs. Michigan projects 25 000 licensed cars by year start. Farmers own about 20 percent of New York State’s autos. Massachusetts highway receipts reach 2 460 026.44 dollars this year. New York City sees horse numbers fall from 105 000 to 76 000 in three years. European shows bar certain makes from Paris display. American electric cars debut in Paris in 1596. August exports to Japan include 282 passenger cars and 26 motor trucks. Scotland markets see limited palm cards due to farmer demand for autos. New taxicab mirror law goes into effect in Massachusetts. A 16 ton refrigerator tractor and trailer is the latest truck production in St Louis. Cuba shifts from mules to American motor trucks for sugar industry support. Michigan highway fees total 2 293 11.76 dollars this year. France seeks heavy duty trucks up to 3 300 dollars. Several states lead in motor truck registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Republic
Calcutta
India
Michigan
New York State
Highway Commission of
Massachusetts
New York City
Paris
United States
Albert
Belgium
Japan
Scotland
Mascachinetta
St. Louis
Cuba
Highway Department of Michigan
France
California
Clinois
Indiana
Iowa
New York
Minnesota
Missouri
Starter Sole Condition Signal
A brief note indicates a starter issue with foot pedal or engaging mechanism. The problem described includes a worn or bent armature shaft, a loose bearing, or damaged teeth. Repair or replacement of worn parts is recommended to restore reliable starting operation.
Two Big Highways Assured by the End of 1920 Season
The A A A touring board predicts travelable north and south trunk roads from St John New Brunswick to Miami Florida and from Victoria British Columbia to San Diego California by year end. Other long routes may follow linking Canadian dominion to southern winter resorts. Federal aid and state funds support coasts routes including Jefferson Dixie and Mississippi Valley highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Gee
A. A. A. Touring Board
St. John
N. B
Miami
Fla
Victoria
B.C
San Diego
Cal
Dominion of Canada
Vancouver Island
The
Automobile Club of
State Highway Department
Seattle
Oregon Line
Oregon Motor Association
California
San Francisco
California State Automobile Association
Winnipeg
New Orleans
Sault Ste. Marie
Cincinnati
Duluth
Congress
Lafayette car to be shown in hotel lobby during New York show
American motordom will inspect the Lafayette during January 3 to 10 in the Hotel Commodore lobby. Designer D McCall White, creator of the English Daimler and Napier and of the eight cylinder Cadillac, brings a hand built experimental chassis with a sedan body. No price is announced for show week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
D. McCall White
Napier
Hotel Commodore
Grand Central Palace
Knickerbecker
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Lafayette
Road Bucle Tin Weathered Road Notes Heavy Travel
General note records mixed road conditions from grayling freezes to paved segments and gravel routes. It lists towns including Kent Auburn Renton Maple Valley Redmond Woodinville Kirkland Bellevue Newport and Seattle Tacoma area with varying pavement status and cautions on curves and crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Tacoma
Kent
Dew Moines
Dee Moines
Kenton-Kent
Valley
Kent-Anhbarn
Auburn
Derxakna
Boos Creek
Creen River
Renton
Maple Valley Fair
Marrow Road
Renton Renton Junction
Maple Valley
Postal Telegraph Station
North Bend
McClethan
Gireen Water River
Esow
Hollywood
Redmond
Woodinville
Quvall Mough Duvall-Toek
Keugh
Kirkland
Mellevue
Beattie
Hellevue
Lake Washington
Fall City
Newport-Ieeaquah
Sarmmamtah
Thom
Newport-Renton
Newport
Dry-Charge Batteries Keep Cars Ready for Spring
A Bunset Electric Co. notice urges dry-charge storage to prevent deterioration of batteries during winter. Regular charging and free testing help avoid costly spring delays, with tips on maintaining high efficiency and avoiding battery failure in cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Prentice
Bunset Electric Co
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Motor Trucks Aid To Health In City Streets
A prominent doctor says increasing motor trucks and fewer horses make cities cleaner and healthier. The Manhattan Board of Health notes 128,224 horses in 1910 vs 75,000 in 1919 and reports electric streetcar power displaced over 100,000 horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fet
Board of Health of
Manhattan Island
New York
Seattle Vashon Ferry Service Update and Road Work
Seattlie to Vashon Island ferry service resumes with a temporary schedule. A new Seattle Vashon fast ferry operates three daily round trips from Meattie at 6 29 am 1 46 pm and 5 20 pm carrying 45 autos. King County road authority provides details at Main 6900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seauttle-Renton
Rainier Vatley
Mainier Beach
Rainier Beach
Taylor’s Mill
Kryn Mawr
Renton Vashon Island
Les Moines
Seattlie- Vashon
Meattie
King County Road
Lowal
Mitchell Announces New Enclosed Models
Mitchell Motors Co of Racine Wisconsin introduces a five passenger sedan and four passenger coupe built in house with advanced design and finish. The cars feature square lines low rakish stance blue underbody black upper, cream wheels, soft gray velour interiors, oxidized silver fittings and wide wind shield with a rubber imbedded wind shield and a novel two sided cleaner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Motors Co
Racine
Wis
Mitchell
Soft Drinks Drive Demand for GMC Trucks
A Seattle company, Heimrich Staff Producta, operates three GMC trucks to handle rising soft drink volumes. The 5-ton unit joins earlier purchases a model 15 and a 1% ton, driven by GMC reliability and Eldridge Buick service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heimrich Staff Producta Company
Seattle
Buffalo to crack down on unlocked cars and dealers
Buffalo mayor George Buck introduces an anti theft ordinance to penalize owners who leave cars unlocked in city streets and to require second hand car dealers to report complete vehicle descriptions to the police chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George 8. Buck
Buffalo
N. Y
LABOR COUNCIL BACKS U S DIPLOMATIC CORPS TO IRELAND
San Francisco Labor council unanimously endorses a United States diplomatic corps to Ireland and calls for a $14,000 appropriation. The secretary is to wire California members of Congress urging support for the Mason resolution in the House foreign relations committee, aligning with President’s policy on freeing small nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
Republic of Ireland
San Francisco Labor Council
Council
California
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
House of Representatives
Labor Council
Boldt's French Pastry Shop Ad Opens Downtown
An OCR fragment describes Boldt's French pastry shop locations in uptown at 1414 3rd Ave and downtown at 913 2nd Ave. It notes a casual offer but provides no dates or further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boldt
Down Town
Mr Ford Owner Offers Easy Car Starts At Shop
An advertisement invites car owners to bring vehicles to 2015 Third Avenue for easy cold starts. Mr. Atwood is listed as the contact.
Parceling Ordinance and British Front Vehicle Use
The ordinance provides a pound for coins improperly parked, where cars are taken until owners pay a fine. In France on the Western front the British army authorities employed 46,700 automobiles, including 30,000 trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
British effort to curb automobile profiteering
A strong effort to break up profit eering in automobiles is being made by the British Motor Trade association and the Motor Agents' union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Motor Trade Association
The
Motor Agents’ Union
Synchronous Navajo Coined Word for Gas Wagon
A Utah Navajo authority explains that sinnapaschugy means automobile or gas wagon. The term, created by Navajo speakers, translates literally to a wagon that goes with a chuck, illustrating language adaptation of vehicles among Indigenous groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
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North N Beer
Ing
Ritting Joker
Aplete T Virmaan Bas
Broadway
Pine
Portland
East Pine St
Lexington
Maxwet
Liberty
Overland Club
Oakland
Mitchell Motor & Service Co
Used Car Department
GMC
Eldridge
Buick Company
Heimrich Staff Products Co
Ireland
Manlevvavivouin Bicycles Hirsch Cycle CO
East
Pike Street Corner
Minor Avenue
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