Mrs Van Drives New Cole Aero Eight to Seattle
Mrs Berta M Van drove a new Cole Aero Eight from San Francisco to Seattle with a party including Dr and Mrs of the city and Mrs of San Francisco. The trip featured no shifting from high gear over the Siskiyou Mountains, praising Cole quality. Mrs Van plans to visit Glacier National Park then return via Seattle in a few weeks with Mrs Semisgallo.
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San Francisco
Cole
United Company
Berta M. van
Van
Dr. and
This City
Mre
Unioet
Hawkinson
United
Mastern
Curty
Watson
Mrs. van
Interlaken Boulevard
Siskiyou Mountains
Grant's Pass
Semisgallo
Glacier National Park
Seattle
Mer New Aero Wight
Ignition Troubles Explained by Captain in Motor Corps
Former Captain Warren B Bullock explains ignition in three phases battery magneto and generator. He outlines how faulty connections weak spark and worn/displaced distributor parts trigger truck failures and offers steps for proper maintenance and insulation to prevent discharge and misfiring.
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Warren B. Bullock
Motor Transport Corps
Epark Piug
Lett Is Home Again Prospects For Prosperity In Seattle
O L Willett of the Detroit Electro and Philadelphia Storage Battery depot returns from a six week eastern trip. He reports strong business, wealth indications, scientific farming advances, and that prices will not drop soon. He highlights improvements in electric car production and batteries, with favorable investment mood and abundant work in the United States.
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O. L. Willett
Detroit Electro Agency
Philadephia Storage
Mr. Willett
East
Kansas
Detroit Electric Car Co
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Storage Battery Co
Dated drummers fade as auto salesmen take the road
A. Hawkinson of United Motors Co says the old drift of drumbeat travelers, the fat cigar and derby crowd, is ending. The new motor car salesman covers larger rural areas by car, replacing weekly trips and Sundays in bigger towns for better transportation of traveling men.
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Hawkinson
United Motors Co
Auto Shortage Likely To Persist At Least Till Prices Normalize
Industry experts warn the United States faces a severe auto shortage of an estimated 900,000 vehicles this year even as manufacturers push to raise output. Distributors report strong demand, crowds at shows, and promised deliveries ahead of factory departures. War-time plant readjustments and high material costs complicate price declines and future production. Dr. McTierie of Pioneer Auto Co. notes buyers intend to act rather than wait for prices to drop.
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Dr. McTierie
Sats
Pioneer Auto Co
Case
Paterson
Returning soldiers boost a wave of welcome across the nation
President J. M. Osmond of the Mitchell Motor and Service company says the infectious spirit of welcome for soldiers returning from combat spreads through cities and into work, lifting optimism and signaling a shift from wartime strain toward a peace economy, with the automobile industry reflecting the rebound.
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Cmall
United States
J. M. Osmond
Mitchell Motor and Service Company
Ellis rides Cleveland home after 981 mile trek
The writer recounts riding a 1919 Cleveland motorcycle named Clevie from Mare Island California to Seattle Washington, with stops in Davis and Red Bluff. They faced rough Oregon roads, minor tire trouble from a nail, and river crossings, praising the bike’s rugged handling before reaching Ellis Cycle Company in Seattle after nearly a thousand miles.
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Mare Island
Cal
San Francisco
Cleveland
W. BE
W. I. Jackson
Jackson Brothers
Clevie
Davis
California
Red Bluff
Redding
Oregon
Siskiyou Mountains
Yreka
Firestone
State of
Rarin
Dunsmuir
Glevie
Washington
Roseburg
Ore
Eugene
Olympia
Seattle
Ellis Cycle Company
Chains on trucks for dry grades? Rubber holds best.
A remark that chaining trucks in dry conditions is unnecessary since rubber tires grip best on dry, hard surfaces, while chains are mainly for slippery grades.
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Philadelphia Storage Battery Company
Altho
Ihe
Sees
Holland
Walter F. Holland
Puget Sound
Fidison
Mast
Elgin
Scout
C. P. Iles
Victory Scout Elgin
Seattle Motor Car Corporation
Pre
Pike Street
Belmont
Ford
Auto Bargain Market
Oakland
Chevrolet
Maxwell
East Pine
Hudson
Ellis
Harold F. Ellis
Weinstock Nichols Company
Neal Cochran
Harold Eltia
Siskiyou Pass
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