Automotive Tires and Lubricants in Early 20th Century Insights
The article surveys tire inner fabric versus casing friction, noting powder lubricants like soapstone and mica, with graphite praised for longevity but messy. It also covers American stock car speeds, Ralph De Palma’s Chrysler Imperial run near record pace, and Miss Twist’s daring Box Canyon drive in a Tulsa Oakland Sun Sport, highlighting women breaking limits in industry and sport.
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Ralph de Palma
Atlantic City
Bully Talst
Tulsa
Ollahoma
Colorado
Oakland Sun
Box Canyon
Manitou
Old Beers
Ed Twist
Ada
Daxland Conquers Hough Mule Trail
A brief account notes Daxland triumphing over Hough Mule Trail in a storied struggle. The piece reflects on courage and endurance as traits long linked to humanity, suggesting both men and women lacked chances to learn across ages.
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Daxland
Hough Mule Trail
Knight motored cars show rising sales nationwide
Detroit July 2 Special Registration figures for April and sparse May data from motor manufacturers reveal strong gains for Knight motored cars. Falcon Knight leads production with a 46 percent jump, while Willys Knight and Stearns Knight also report notable sales increases across many regions. Public interest in the sleeve valve motor grows faster than overall auto sales, signaling a clear trend toward this power plant.
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Detroit
Falcon Motors Corporation
Elyria
Ohio
F. H Akers
Willys Overland
Willys Knight
Toledo
F . Stearns Co
Stearns Knight
Cleveland
Akers
Hesaes
Stamina of Motor Highlighted by High Speed Tests
Elymia Auto Service Co notes motorists demand respect for auto power plants as Studebaker Commander completes 5000 miles in under 3000 minutes at Culver City speedway. Inside the engine a torrent of 1,100 explosions per minute per cylinder produced over 32 million detonations for the trip, underscoring the gruelling strain on the engine.
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American Autostand
Paul Duma
Joe Dawson
A . A. Control Board
Elymia Auto Service Co
Studebaker-Erekene
Studebaker Comtmarder
Culver City
California
Speedway
Studebaker
Big Spector
Ted
Unseen Machinery Drives Vast Tote Distances
Description of vast mechanical motion with pistons and wheels specified in miles and strokes. The text notes a tote distance of 1,759 miles, exceeding 10,000 miles for six units, totaling 11,990,000 strokes at an speed beyond visual tracking. Each wheel completed about 3,300,000 revolutions.
Dodge Cabriolet Roadster joins six cylinder lineup
Dodge Brothers Inc announces a six cylinder cabriolet roadster, a companion to the sedan praised since its early month release. The top is built integral with windshield pillars, folding back from the rear pillars to offer rigid, robust design and smooth performance on both urban and open-road driving.
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Dodges Brothers, Inc
Myer
Dodge Brothers
Salesman Uses Car Over Ble Territory
Automobiles are being used more by traveling men for quick mobile transportation over large territories. Andrew and W Kells Sr, traffic managers of Yelloway Inc, claim to cover one of the largest travel territories by automobile. Kelly Jodas drives his automobile sedan between Detroit and St Louis and Chicago.
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Andrew
Bus line of the world tour by a traffic manager
The traffic manager travels a cross country route from Boonville to San Francisco with cities including Columbia Fulton Marshall Tulsa Omaha Denver Los Angeles and San Francisco. He drives an Oldsmobile daily along roads linking the Great Lakes to the Pacific Coast, sometimes on sand or mud, maintaining high speeds and a strict schedule. He says constant mileage tests a car’s stamina and requires no mechanical adjustments.
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Boonville
Columbia
Fulton
Marshall
Tulsa
Omaha
Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Olds
Price Reduction Boosts Demand for the Willys Knight
Willys Overland reduced prices on the Willys Knight Green Six line, sparking renewed strong demand for these high grade cars in the $2000 class. The Great Six, launched two years ago, drew quick buyer response and now requires higher production to meet orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willys Overland
Willis-Knight
Palmer lauds Elyria car dealer for strong first month sales
Mr. E F Palmer Cleveland Zone Sales Manager praises The Pfaucheerofet Company for delivering 30 new Chevrolets in their first month in Elyria since June. He notes the temporary quarters and a start in a new building, with sales up about 8 percent of quota and optimism for July.
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E F Palmer
Cleveland Zone
Jane
Palmer
Pfarcherrofet Company
Elyria
Chevrolet
Pfau
Deer Antlers Trade Report From Nome Alaska
In Nome Alaska on July 7 locals report rein deer shedding antlers and herdsmen gathering and transporting them to the coast to ship to scarlt. The bone matter is valuable for many articles of manufacture. A lake of off has been reported in farthest Siberia.
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Nome
Alaska
Syberia
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Chrysler Hanes
Mrs Pear
THE
Bill Bartlett
Cleveland Street
Perry Court
Graham Brothers
Price, Fr. & Des
Leo R.meyer
Knight
DODGE
Uoes
Brad Chasteine
DRY Cleaners
Fauver & Robson
Wilmot Printing Co
Masonic
Jamttor Servica
Elyria and
Elyria Auto Wash and Storage Co
Second
Fo. B. Detroit
Cloyster
Chryser
Chrysler
Fedco
Walter P. Chrysler
Imperial
Cedar Street
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