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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1915
Page
15
Maxwell data from 53 cars run 1 000 miles in different cities shows average fuel use 22.3 mpg and oil consumption of three pints per 1 000 miles. Depreciation minimal, tires wear near new, total operating cost about one cent per mile with possible variation.
Adams Machinery reports three carloads of Ford cars this week with three quarters already sold before arrival. Jarvis Supply notes strong business in automobile accessories oils and gasoline. Mobile enthusiasts keep riding as gasoline rises two cents per gallon. Bloch Bros. sold a Dodge Touring Car to W H Ladiner Pascagoula Miss and a Mobile truck to the same buyer. Five more Dodge cars are en route to reach the city for sub agents in Escambia and Monroe counties via Locklin and Morrisette. Black Bros. received a Coles eight cylinder touring car. A Forester of Memphis heads zone forty eight visiting P D Beville who handles Maxwell service. G Evans from Detroit joins to provide free Maxwell service at the P Q Garage. Dr. Harry T Inge orders a Maxwell car through P D Beville. R H Davis comments on songs and laws at a recent banquet.
A classroom contest offers five Empire Theatre tickets for submitting the best complete picture by Wednesday night. The article lists numerous prize winners with full or partial names and addresses, followed by a technical note on carbon removal using live steam and exhaust.
Fashion notes describe man nish shirt waists in red chamois and fur trimmed ensembles for motoring. Corduroy suits and tailored hats join practical accents like lunch eon stop aprons and fleece lined boots. Gifts include cases, cushions, boxes, and vanity sets for winter motoring use.
Dixie Engineering and Insulating Company of Atlanta places the Hart-Bell carbon remover on the market. The device injects live steam into the cylinder to remove carbon buildup from automobile engines.
The Willys-Overland Company will again occupy the honor position at the New York automobile show at Grand Central Palace from December 31 to January. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce based space on member company sales and production, confirming Willys-Overland’s top status for a third year. The firm notes its Old Sixty car has logged 223 760 miles and carried VIPs, including Taft and senators, reinforcing its long standing reliability. Also featured is the Rose Manufacturing Neverout heater for in-garage engine warming using kero sene.
In six years Henry H. Husbands of Florence South Carolina has driven his Ford 223 760 miles about fifteen years of accumulated driving in six busy years. This is claimed as a world record for continued driving.
Officers report domestic shipments of Hupp cars for November 1915 near double those of November 1914. Orders on hand are at a record high for this season and December prospects point to continued strong demand. Weakness in coverage is offset by activity from the Pacific coast Southwest and Eastern states driving mid season business.
In Los Angeles a tiny Saxon four cylinder locomotive pulled a heavy freight car on a Southern Pacific test. Manager Wright oversaw the demonstration as the little engine moved the big rail car slowly, then repeated the feat in reverse, proving wheel-power under load.
Athens College Glee Club presented The College Girl and the Milk at the Athens College Music Hall on December 10. Twenty trained voices delivered a full chorus, drawing a warm reception and highlighting the youthful talent of the college singers.
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