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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1915
Page
16
Practical advice on graphite lubrication for springs mixing with gasoline, radiator painting for brass parts, and diagnosing engine issues. Topics include reducing vibration by balancing parts, strengthening engine beds, rear spring bolts, oily cylinders, spark lever stiffness, and carbon removal with compressed oxygen. Also covers fuel use, chain wear, and castor oil benefits for racing engines.
Indianapolis report notes the Cole eight cylinder car achieved over 16 miles per gallon on a 500 mile run using 31 gallons of gasoline and 2 quarts of oil. The trip crossed Lis ponies and Buckhorn mountains on the night run, a notable achievement in automobile mileage records.
San Diego June 5— motorists watch E St Baker push a Saltz Bearcat toward a single day record. From the exposition he hopes to reach New York in under two weeks, after a 2216 mile five day run to Emporia Kansas. Travel interest grows as thousands plan coast tours with garages en route and See America First support.
Indianapolis June 3. The Cole Eight, just unloaded from a freight car, climbed Lookout mountain Colorado nine miles in high gear without lowering radiator water. Director C. P. Henderson led two friends on the ascent, praising the car’s cooling, economy, speed, and throttle control. The feat followed other recent Cole Eight performances validating its efficiency and reliability.
At Uniontown Pennsylvania on June 5 Miss Mary Wise discovered a cat and three kittens tucked inside her graduation gown as she prepared for the high school commencement. The odd find occurred in her home where the gown had been stored in a dresser. No one expected such a surprise alongside the gown on the eve of graduation.
The article notes the previous gas mileage record held by E H Baker of Buffalo who drove 123 miles on eight and a half gallons of gasoline, averaging better than a specified miles per gallon as the country contemplates the trip.
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