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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1923
Page
3
Studebaker introduces a five passenger Light-Six Coupe built on the standard chassis. It blends sedan comfort with coupe style, features a foldout bucket auxiliary seat, wide doors, high quality materials, and ample interior space. Price is 1475 f. o. b factory.
Excerpts describe the 1924 Chandler with a Traffic Transmission. The system requires no learning curve for drivers, yet delivers smoother shifting, faster gear changes, and no gear clashes. The shifting lever moves two pairs of keys along a shaft to engage the selected gear noiselessly.
R H Collins president of Peerless Motor Car Company praises the firm for steady growth in public esteem and sales. He notes price reductions across models and the car’s reputation for speed, power, quiet operation, and reliable long term performance.
Winnipeg, once a frontier town around Fort Garry in 1870, has grown into Canada's third city with 282000 residents. The celebrations for its fiftieth birthday in June 1924 include a Pageant of Progress and Golden Jubilee under city officials and the Board of Trade. The region features 500 miles of streets, 118 miles of boulevards, 122 miles of street railways, Eaton and Hudson’s Bay Company stores, a fur trade museum, 876 factories employing 23000 workers, and $24 million in annual payroll with $120 million in yearly output. The city hosts eight large hotels, the Manitoba University, and a new $8 million Parliament building.
Cadillacs journey from Kimberley to Bloemfontein 116 miles through sand and rough roads. Thomas Hill, a Kimberley Cadillac owner, reports four and a half hours travel with minimal radiator water loss. Colonel W F Gadson of the US Army logs 200000 miles in four years in the same car visiting Amsterdam Rome Naples Vienna Warsaw Petrograd and many other cities.
Comfort is built into the new Overland Champion with front and rear seats and Torabla seats. Leather upholstery and cushioned seating highlight quality. Robust motor and sturdy frame boost performance, appealing to women drivers and adding to the car's appeal.
A description notes that a wheel sight touch on the Drakes yields instant results and a high pressure on the accelerator. BLOF sent the over the roughest roads. Instantaneous approval was given this new model by women drivers as a speedy dependable motor car with every convenience for the driver and guests.
A compact aphorism states a man may choose to be a thinker or a thing, highlighting a philosophical dichotomy between active thought and passive utility. The saying invites reflection on personal identity and purpose.
Among the superstitious Irish peasantry Friday is regarded as a very unlucky day. The door should never be opened to a stranger on that day, nor should a cat be taken from one house to another.
A giant bouquet containing 25 000 flowers was presented to Miss Anna A. Gordon, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, described as large enough to fill a loom measuring about thirteen by seventy feet.
Cannon-Ball Baker piloted a new Oldsmobile Six from St. Louis to Hutchinson Kansas, enduring mud and washed-out highways. The car crossed Missouri and Kansas flood roads in high gear, completing 159 miles with 28.7 miles per gallon despite built washes and detours. Baker continued toward Topeka and then to Colorado, drawing crowds at Hutchinson.
New optional routes connect Cleveland to Columbus with two main paths. Route one travels via Wooster to Hayesville and Columbus, with dirt detours near Creston and Hayesville and ongoing road work. Route two runs south from Elyria through Penfield Wellington Ashland and Mt Gilead to Columbus, with detours and a longer alternative via Elyria Norwalk Monroeville Bucyrus Marion and Delaware showing three short detours.
Wan Ying Hsieh, a Chinese student at Wellesley College, has written four volumes by her early twenties. Two are prose and two are verse, with numerous contributions to Chinese journals.
Harold Keller, 20, of Wadsworth, declared insane and committed to Massillon Asylum after a sleeping sickness episode. Medina County Horseman's Protective Association, after 35 years, voted to disband and distribute 1130.39 dollars among 125 members, dues once 25 cents yearly. Edward Marken of Lodi reconciled with his wife after acquittal. divorce proceedings remain unresolved. East Ohio Gas strikes a 30 barrel per day well on Tolling farm in West Richfield. Thomas J Hayes of Cleveland arrested in Granger for removal of mortgaged property. county coroner E L Crum involved.
In Medina county last month 23 deaths and 46 births were recorded. South African natives hold a three-goal belief for the soul. Togland audiences beg at Handel’s Messiah and stand for its end. Pilgrim’s Progress has the most language translations after the Bible. Automobiles may soon use compressed paper bodies.
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