Johnston’s piston rings spark fast road to wealth
Harry B. Johnston, who arrived in Seattle four years ago, built a repair shop and invented an improved check valve piston after observing a neighbor swapping pistons. His firm sold stock at $1 a share, and tests claim cars with the pistons travel 1,504 miles per quart of oil and cut fuel costs by about 60 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Johnston
Seattle
Johndae Widen Aidike
Ing
Johnston
Chalmers
Salt Lake City
Madisan St
J Howard Shattuck Hurt in Port Orchard Cellar Collapse
Bremerton dispatch reports State Representative J Howard Shattuck was severely injured Friday when timber and earth collapsed while he excavated a cellar under his Port Orchard home. Both legs were crushed and internal injuries are believed.
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Bremerton
J. Howard Shattuck
Port Orchard
Fairs valuable to auto trade and industry
Automobile manufacturers agree that state and county fairs now in full swing nationwide are especially valuable to the auto trade. Since the early days of fairs, they have grown into a vital national institution, and the automobile exhibit has become one of the strongest features at fairs, educating visitors about products from each state or county.
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United States
Altho
Tno-Oulred
Elwood Haynes
Ranger vehicles cited in Texas truck tax debate
Jacques Blevins of the Southern Motor Manufacturing Association blasts the Texas truck bill as a hindrance to transport. A Trailer Manufacturers' representative notes motor trucks are essential to progress amid rising prices and economy dining notices follow.
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Jacques FE. Blevins
Southern Motor Manufacturing Association, Ltd
Houston
Tex
Ranger
Texas
Forest Fire Cause Attributable To Smudges By Prospector
Refugees brought to New Haven and Neils Harbor report fires in the Northeast Cape Breton coast region were started by prospectors who lit smudges to ward off mosquitoes. The blazes have destroyed two villages.
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Halifax
New Haven
Neils Harbor
Cape Breton
Wilbur man vanishes with Spokane trip funds
Charles Irvin of Wilbur started for Spokane with money to buy building material and has not been seen since. Police ask for search and public help.
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Spokant
Charles Irvin
Wilbur
Spokane
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Rock Bottom
Milwaukee
Brewster
Hirsch Cycle CO
Pike St
Minor Ave
H. B. Johnston
New Dolington
Ryes
Carnation Milk Products Co
Carnation Stock Farm
Ritzville
Thomas Moran
F. O. B. Lima
Garford
THE
Garford Motor Truck Company
Lima, Ohio
Garford Motor Truck Co., Inc
Broadway
All
F.O. B. Lima
Automobile
M. A. Hansen
GMC Truck
Yakima
Kant Skore Pistons
Eld Platen
Mach. & Supply Co
Rainier
East Pike ST
Acme Steam
Windsor Garage
Sixth Ave
San Juan Islands
Colman Dock
Puget Sound Navigation Company
Johnston Piston & Ring Co
Agency
East
Madison St
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