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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1922
Page
10
Leon F Ayers, a Cleveland banker, says about 19 million people in the U S may be actual or potential automobile owners. Nearly half already own cars, and many others will purchase smaller, cheaper models.
Harry W. Dressel, manager of the Highway Tire Co., 1215 KE Pine, has acquired the Seattle Mohawk tire distributorship covering King and Snohomish counties. A longtime auto man, he opened Highway Tire a year ago and helped popularize Oldfield tires before moving to Mohawk. Associates include A. G Hubbard Roy Van Horn and S Herbert, veteran Seattle tiremen.
A man described as a fellow who rode in the rear of a car, driven by a user of liquid tobacco murta, is credited with inventing rear seat windshields and wings.
The Automobile Club of Western Washington endorsed at its February 15 meeting the Atlantic Pacific Highways Electrical Exposition proposed for Portland Oregon in 1925. The resolution urges completion of Northwest highway system and highlights electricity as a key industry driving regional progress and world attention.
A cluttered street scene in Kansas City speaks of right of way for street care, dim car romance, and frosted windows. The tale mentions a hot house atmosphere and a joking line about custody of the auto in a divorce case. In Washington a speed ring unravels after detectives grill Beattie and a confession follows.
Horace Elgin Dodge age 23 heir to Dodge Bros Motor Co returns from Europe and begins work at 7 am in the wood and metal pattern department of the Detroit plant. He works 7:00 to 4:45 pm, wears a work apron, and aims to learn every machine firsthand to master the auto business.
An assortment of old slogans promoting Northwest Products and Pacific Northwest Products with references to individuals A. J. H. and W. V. Mackay urging business loyalty. The notices push economic prosperity through regional products and savings, mentioning addresses and a 100 percent interest.
Promotional notice describes a slogan contest for Pacific Northwest Products with prizes totaling 50 dollars. Entries must be twelve words each and mailed to the Slogan Editor at The Star in Seattle Washington this month.
A collection of brief lines urges residents to buy Pacific Northwest and Northwest Products, promoting home industry and Western prosperity. Names and addresses from Tacoma, Mukilteo, Cushman Hospital, Marysville, and other localities appear with calls to support regional goods.
Warner Auto Co. head Hill Warner plans Store No 2 at 200 Westlake Ave N as he expands his used car business after selling over 600 cars in the last year. Berence aided sales estimates and Warner targets purchasers in Seattle and nearby areas. He buys only top grade used cars to encourage repeat purchases and advertising draws in customers.
The Kush adjustable emergency brake shoe, distributed by Alemite Lubricator of Seattle, Portland and Spokane, lets Ford owners tighten brakes without removing rear wheels. It features an external adjustment nut and a quarter inch lining, fitting standard Ford drums and installable in minutes by a car owner.
Huxtra New Beauty Six, sold by Hiram Bunkem and Son, set a new track record on First Ave as competitors pushed to the limit. A pedestrian dodged a mishap while Dave Henderson’s one man cars attracted attention with a bold display. Health tip cautions against cursing cops or mishandling TNT.
Automotive experts say about three fourths of the nearly ninety manufacturers will produce four cylinder cars in 1922. The popularity stems from small manufacturers being quantity producers.
Even among drivers there is acknowledgment that the bonus bill is due. Questions arise about who will bear the cost as the private sector hesitates while policy debates continue.
An engineer suggests boring speed highways through solid rock as a solution. He argues for dramatic traffic efficiency and notes the concept could reshape urban transit infrastructure.
The first car sold at the Chicago automobile show is a Haynes 76 seven passenger touring car. Alton G. Lieberling, vice president and general manager of the Haynes Automobile Company, Kokomo Indiana, announced the sale. John J. Shillow of Chicago, president of Adams Shillow Lumber Company, bought the vehicle and has long used Haynes cars since 1906, with a mileage record of 220000 miles.
The text questions new Spanish license rules requiring a mayoral conduct certificate and ponders how voters will choose candidates. It then asks whether license plates will be crooked since production moves to the state penitentiary, signaling concerns about governance and manufacturing.
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