Ten Year Car Life If Properly Maintained
An expert argues a car can last a decade with proper care and annual painting. He notes neglect leads to depreciation, poor cleanliness, worn tops, and trades for new cars. He cites Mexican punitive expedition mobilization showing trucks replacing horses and proving trucks vital for supplying American troops despite rough terrain.
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Jay
United States
el Paso
Tex
Columbus
N. M
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Auto Market Prosperous Despite Critics
Over the past four years, skeptics warned the auto market would fail to absorb rising output. Yet demand grows yearly with 703,000 car buyers last year and 201,000 in training or practice. A large portion of these will upgrade to larger, more comfortable cars this year.
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Iret
To Avoid Leakage of Gas in Spark Plug Assembly
The text warns that vibrations and concussions cause the porcelain nut to loosen and leak gas, risking ignition. Finger checks are ineffective. use a wrench to tighten the nut periodically to prevent leaking and firing.
Speed Lock Regulates Automobile Speed by Yale Device
A simple Yale rack device lets car owners set a maximum speed, with or without a speedometer. The chauffeur cannot exceed the dialed limit, preventing joy riding and theft. It offers a safeguard in strict jurisdictions and advertises an automatic throttle cut at the set speed.
Work of the Tire Repairer Expands with New System
The tire repair trade shifts from a dirty mechanic image to an advisory role. With rubber scarcity and high tire prices, owners seek guidance and repairs, and repair shops become tire sellers and accessories merchants. Income now reflects ability and capital, attracting a better class of workers.
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Indianapolis
Auto shipments set record pace for March
Auto shipments totaled 28,600 carloads in March, up 11,490 from last year and exceeding prior industry records. January and February also reached new highs. At current rates, 1918 total car sales are estimated at 1,250,000, roughly one car for every eighty people in the United States.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
United States
Love's Ordeal in a Springtime Embrace
Althea Kendall faces Roscoe Blinn's silence and a doomed letter as she plans to end their engagement. A postal mishap and a dramatic street rescue at the mail box shift fate, revealing Blinn as her savior and leading to a tender reconciliation in a street car romance.
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Althea
Roscoe Kilnn
Althra Kendall
Roscoe Blinn
Roscoe
Blinn
Khey
Bobolink Wiped Out by Game Law in New Jersey
The bobolink once common in northern New Jersey now rarely seen as it migrates. It is classed as a game bird allowing shooting in September and October, with December in state rules, though federal law may change the season. The bird’s insectivorous value is ignored by some gunners.
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New Jersey
Pompous advocate calls for bigger guns in talk
A hazy exchange features a pompous preparedness advocate insisting the nation needs larger armaments while an inquisitive voice questions the extent of knowledge about the situation. The dialogue highlights disagreement over military scale and readiness.
Charles D Hilles Known for Fake Sympathy Tricks
A notorious New York charlatan nicknamed Freak Joints earned living by posing as a sympathetic figure. He could dislocate knees and elbows at will, a gimmick that led to repeated exposure, blacklisting by police, and forcing him to turn to other dubious ventures.
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New York
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