Calgary to Los Angeles in a Maxwell car trip report
Manager C H L Wilson of the Utaby Idaho Motor Company lauds a Calgary to Los Angeles run in a Maxwell car as a flawless sample of modern reliability. Calgary motorist T C Lea notes smooth travel, despite rough mountain miles, storms, fallen trees, and bridge bypasses, with no mechanical trouble and a backhaul toward inland routes via Port Hill and Seattle.
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C. HL Wilson
Utaby Idaho Motor Company
Maxwell
Calgary
Canada
Los Angeles
Wilton
Ita
T. C. Lea
Lea
Yack
Kitchener
B.C
Port Hill
Maho
Bonners Ferry
Sand Point
Seattle
Portland
Ocean to Ocean Pathfinder tour completes 4859 miles
Walter A. Weldely and Henry Schotter drove a sealed Pathfinder Twelve touring car from San Diego to New York, covering 4859 miles along Lincoln Highway. The trip set no speed records, averaged two hundred miles daily, and demonstrated cross continental travel without shifting gears under AAA oversight. The journey faced desert heat, steep grades, snow, and sandy turns, with notable receptions in California Nevada Chicago and Denver.
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Sion
American Automobile Association
Waltera. Weldely
Henry Schotter
New York
San Diego
California
Lincoln Highway
Weidig
Great Salt Lake Desert
Lucky Boy Pass
Yeringer
Tonopah
Nevada
Rejon Pass
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Norton Summit
Colfax
Truckee
Calif
Sierra Nevada
Denver
Moving Picture
Mt. Lookout
Colorado
Ligonier
Cove Mountain
Alleghany Range
Pennsylvanis
Governora
Chicago
Matarescie
Chicarn Motor Club
I. C. Osterman
Lincoln Highway Association
Wyoming
Ralph W. Smith
Matrimonial Fusses and Social Follies Across Town
Fragmentary quotes reveal a satirical take on marriage roles and gender norms, noting a restless social scene. It critiques habits, attire, and reputations while amusingly lampooning couples, fashion, and the gap between public and private behavior. Names and dates are unclear due to the damaged text, but the tone reflects shared gossip and social mores of the era.
Apperson Light Six touted as luxury six with new three door design
A dealer praise for the Apperson Light Six claims it offers unmatched comfort and homelike interior features. The three door model adds curved sides for seating expansion, while a swiveling Eraton chair enhances the tonneau. The seven passenger version shares front undivided seats and the car maintains impressive economy, delivering up to twenty miles per gallon.
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Mer
A. W. Schooler
Apperson Light Six
Apperson
Nationwide Road Spending Promises Vast Road Network Expansion
A projected $1.5 billion federal state county and municipal outlay over five years aims to modernize roads. An annual $256 million is expected, boosting automobile sales and driving interest from dealers. Garford Motor Truck Co cites public road neglect and campaigns for improved highways to enable safer, broader traffic.
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Rovern
F. A. Williams, Jr
Garford Motor Truck Company
Garford Company
Six Ships Held by Submarine In German Action
Harte reports at 6:25 pm on August 12 that a German submarine halted six ships on Thursday morning. The Marla's crew were ordered into lifeboats before the vessel was sunk by bombs, sinking five other ships after checks of papers. Crews of the three sunken ships were rescued by the Danish steamer Robert and landed at Havre Friday morning.
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Robert
Wtavre
Destruction of Santa Maria Formosa by Austrian raid
Venice August 12 The church of Santa Maria Formosa, centuries old with altars dating to 1473 and a master altar by Palma Vecchio, was destroyed in an Austrian air raid on August 10. Most artworks had been removed months earlier, leaving only remnants and historical notes on its remodeling in 1699.
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Rome
Paris
Santa Maria Formosa
Venice
Palma Vecchio
Sassoferraty
Metro Damassina
Showery Weather Forecast for Week Ahead
Washington August 12 Weather Bureau announces the outlook for the coming week. Upper Mississippi Valley and plains expect fair weather early then unsettled with showers. temperatures below seasonal averages. Rocky Mountain region and plateau forecast unsettled with local showers and cool readings. Pacific states expect fair, mild warmth in California with local showers in Washington and Oregon.
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Washington
wWers
Ty Weather Bureau
Misatasippi Valley
Ay Plains
Ensetta
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Colona
Pacific States
California
Wantytou
Oregon
World Scorch and Dardanelles Talk at Claridge's
A luncheon at Claridge's features Ian Hamilton discussing the Dardanelles campaign. The millionaire criticizes the slow progress and jokes about speeding to Constantinople, asking his chauffeur to skip details as London is reached.
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Ian Hamilton
Dardanelles
London
Claridge’s
Ras
Jan
Constantinople
Globe
Air
Tillionaire
Fashion hints and social notes from old issue
The fragment outlines fashion shifts for summer wear, advising lighter looks, updated accessories, and age old etiquette on matrimony. It humorously contrasts trends with social expectations, and ends with a quippy remark about finances and a Corkscrew joke.
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Utah Tire Repair Company
Ogden
Tira
OS Angeles
Cen
Acros
Authists
The
Oakland
Europe
Am Trice
Atlantic
Corpa
Yirth Struet
Reed Rotel
Luke McLuke
Pitt
Father
Tia
Tog Claas
Antes “Exceleor
Thera
Pathe Tomen
Ajax
Blackstone
Knight and
Goodyear
Cord Trex
Ogden Electric Supply Company
Washington Avenue
Thomas A. Edison
Pitts
Spr
Soiss
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Wales
Pall Mall Gazette
Bogden
Goodale-Seoville Company
Phong Ani Yorture
Aglonant
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