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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1915
Page
13
In the Hermitage at Ogden Canyon a monthly bulletin for Ford employees promotes safety sanitation and clean living. It urges saving money and life insurance and stresses the importance of English classes to unite 21 000 Ford men into progressive American citizens.
L Stewets, who lost both arms at fourteen in a railway accident, plans an across continent Ford journey from Schenectady. He learned to drive his self-modified Ford with a knee throttle and lever, steering via a side arm device. He has logged 10,000 miles by 1914 and averaged 28 mpg on tours. He will travel with his wife and two friends, carrying light camping gear, as a Ford family magazine promotes health and better living.
America's new racing wonder Maxwell shines at Chicago finishing third in a 500 mile race while setting a record at three races in ten days. The machine, driven by Tom Orr, also wins at Sioux City and Omaha with speeds around 91 mph, establishing American engineering supremacy and endurance.
Ogden salesman Lindall wins a prestigious first in district No 8 covering Utah Idaho Wyoming Washington Oregon Nevada Colorado and California. A leather library chair is the prize described in a telegram from the Chevrolet Automobile Co. praising Lindall for outstanding salesmanship and leadership.
Washington D C reports on the Haynes company claims that the auto industry began with the 1890s Haynes carriage. The first public appearance occurred in 1894 near Kokomo Indiana, with a one cylinder motor and top speed around seven miles per hour. Haynes cars won a 1898 Times Herald contest prize for best balanced motor and set early records including a thousand mile trip in 1899 and a 73 hour record.
Ida St Leon, once famed equestrian, now owns the Cole Motor Car. The piece notes her shift to automobiles, describing her as a daring figure and mentioning recent exploits with Cole cars and her social circles.
Report notes foreign governments approached last winter about purchasing Chalmers Six-48 chassis for ambulance use abroad. The piece emphasizes the factory’s transparency in showing car assembly, claiming consistent sales to prospective buyers who visit the Chalmers plant.
FragmentedOCR recounts Victorian era mining life with miners, hogtles, ore transport, and a peculiar personal narrative about a toolmaker or miner named Warner. It blends reminiscence of copper mines, mule power, and a chaotic, surreal episode of tobacco chewing and camp life alongside contemporaneous court references and odd anecdotes.
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