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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1909
Page
6
Cars damaged in a month old garage fire are now circulating in town with engines intact, while others were rendered unsalvageable. The Vanderbilt Cup race for 1910 ends tonight as competitors plan a next year comeback in Monday’s schedule.
Four months after the first New York to Sea pace and helm trophy awards the Ford car Shawmut car finished second. Bert Scott Idaho drove for Shawmut in the substituted engine dispute leading to a $500 prize being awarded and a $2,000 cash prize held. Shawmut was disqualified for engine substitution. other Shawmut charges were disproved. Guggenheim ordered the Shawmut car to receive prize, with Ford No.1 disqualified.
The 1910 national automobile show opens in New York at Madison Square Garden in January. New models, including motor trucks, will be exhibited for car lovers to inspect, with demonstrations and extensive displays across multiple basement levels.
The Pierce-Arrow agency unveils a new one story brick garage at Broadway and Union, featuring car space, a large workshop, a pair room, and offices for manager Fred Haines and his staff. The site highlights a line of nine nearly perfect garages in the United States.
R P Rice, Ford Seattle manager, travels to Detroit for annual report while two Ford cars ship to Spokane agent Williams and another to Lind, Washington. Cadillac loads head to Seattle. first 1910 demi tonneau arrives. Auto funeral in San Francisco and a fading Seattle Auto club. Farmers rush Ford orders. demand exceeds supply amid New York to Seattle race buzz.
The advert claims the product is a non alcoholic tonic that purports to purify the blood and strengthen the nerves. It asserts that the preparation contains no alcohol and urges readers to ask their doctor about its use.
A new Pierce Arrow model arrives with a gear driven air pump for tires mounted on the exhaust side of the motor. A sliding gear on the water pump shaft engages to inflate tires when needed and disengages at rest. The system offers quick reinflation for drivers tired of hand pumps.
Advertisement for Leary's compound labeled Proumonta for coughs sore throat and throat troubles. Describes remedy as a druggist offering the preparation.
Joseph Simonds of Los Angeles, in a 42 horse power Franklin, traveled from Seattle toward home and visited Mount Rainier. He reported encountering many bad roads, especially in Oregon, but his party navigated the mud successfully.
The Metropolitan garage opens behind the Henry building showing how garages have spread from Broadway along the hill. By mid era three lines appear along Pike Street with Cummings Auto Co Packard Oldsmobile and Olympic Motor Car Co at the Metropolitan site while Ford moves to 19th Street and Roy. The Studebaker firm also departs and stores away from the main clusters.
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