Gasoline Eloper Love Boat Figures In Motorville Lore
A vivid feature on the Gasoline Bloper known as the Love Boat, famed for elopements and speed. The car No. 4665 travels from Motorville to Indiana and Michigan, carrying couples to knot tying, weddings, and romantic escapades across Chicago era roads. Dan Cupid drives, cops know the ride, and stories of notable elopements with Genevieve Taylor, Grace Cochrane, and Kid Herman abound.
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Moferrike
Motorville
Michigan Avenue Way
Chicago
Belter
State Line
Indiana
Jim
Bliss
Michigan
Mother
Somme
Cupid
Sas
Dan Cupid
Dan
Waukegan
Crossroads Justice Shop
Buffalo
Genevieve Taylor
Papa Taylor
Genevieve
Mr. Taylor
Car
Gibbons
Miss Taylor
Fek
Taylor
OM Bons
Aylar
Dia Xondh-Law
Wix
D. O. Scott
Scott
Hammond Way
George van Sandy
Grace Cochrane
Milwaukee
van Sandy
Joseph Howard
Howard
Hia
Ida Emerson Howard
Mabel Barrison
Careless
Hammond
Ind
North Aide
Woodlawn Avenue
Herman Landfield
Kid Herman
Mrs. Lindfield
New Orleans
Proper Place for Hubby and Odd Marriages Across the Nation
A column fragment recounts bizarre marriage scenes from cities like Chicago and Cleveland, noting couples wed in trains, boats, or while riding automobiles. It quotes humorous anecdotes from newspapers and mentions a rising tally of unusual unions, including Dr. Churchill’s automobile ceremony and a bathtub departure.
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Chicago
Dr. G
Churchill
Chicago Donunt
Lotte Andrews
Store Location and Trade Judgments in New Communities
The article argues that overbuilding stores harms communities and stresses the need to match store size to actual demand. It notes towns grow before settled areas, warns against overextension by “pikera” merchants, and emphasizes selecting fields with adequate patronage for long term success. It contrasts city abundance with rural limits and cautions careful market study before opening a new store.
Pointer for the Merchant Highlighting orderly goods display and access
The article stresses the constant merchant challenge of arranging diverse stock for easy access. It cites a wax candle search that wasted an hour, argues for proper place for every item, and notes how well designed fixtures reduce lost sales and dust exposure while improving buyer experience.
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Atec
Poor Grace in Jewelry Catalogs Exposed by Trade Views
The report of masses of jewelry and watches sold by mail order houses reveals vast sums, with little guarantee value. Many cases fail within years, yet exchanges are rare. Catalog houses push low priced imitations, market control via marks but without authentic branding, and plating common in the cheaper goods.
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Anms
Ayatam
Hicoly
AM Lieuntantee
Laws of Commerce and Natural Trade Laws
The article argues that commercial reform must follow natural laws, not fanciful ideas. It asserts trade aligns with population, class structure, and living costs, and that overall trade grows only as those factors grow, with reforms affecting others similarly. It warns against disobedience to established economic principles and urges realism.
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Elas l
Right Kind of Advertising in a Western Town
In a western town of about 7 000, a clothing and dry goods store added a grocery department amid merchant opposition. The owner advertised heavily, with pages in local papers and large posters from surrounding towns, selling 25 pounds sugar for a dole jar and other goods. Within two weeks his sales topped 16 000, exceeding typical yearly store profits.
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Charles Gibbons
Stent Intergat
Givbous
Croin Street
Aibbony
Tim
Tim. ‘the Suspense Was Terrible But Youte Fibbona
Chr
Eld
Momence
Misa Vera Grace
Moore
Robert P. Sheppard
Sheppard
Ian Salle Street
Roman
Dnto
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wellosley College
Wellesley
Manila
Phoove Wilson
Romi Crasay
the Laws OF Commerce
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