Door to door delivery saves time and protects goods
An early 20th century analysis argues door to door motor truck delivery reduces handlings from six to two, cuts damage and delays, and saves space, crating, and costs. It cites plumbers suppliers and furniture firms using trucks to reach suburbs, improve freshness, cut losses, and boost sales.
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Graham
North Armerican
Germantown
Chestnut Hil
Roxborough
Frankford
Media
Bridesburg
Swarthmore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Value of Truck Accounts and Supervision in Delivery
The article stresses that owners must keep accurate records of truck work and time to understand machine value. It argues against guesswork, noting that detailed data on service informs profitability, efficiency, and administration. With multiple wagons, exact data becomes essential for productive, economical use and broader application of methods.
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Automobile Journal
Studebaker Touring Car Sold to George E Burns
The Commercial Auto and Supply Company reports the sale of a Studebaker touring car to George E. Burns. The Aristos Company of New York notes rising interest in shock preventers due to improvements in the Mondex model. Miller Brothers' Automobile and Supply House lists Ford touring cars to a group of buyers and Ford torpedoes to Warrenton Carriage Works and others, while the 1914 Cadillac arrives in the city and is being demonstrated by Cook & Stoddard Co, highlighting its refinements and two speed rear axle and new features.
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Philadelphia
New York
Camden Furniture House
Camden
Atlantic City
Seashore
Ridley Park
Darby
Chester
Commercial Auto and Supply Company
Studebaker
George E. Burns
Aristos Company
Miller Brothers’ Automobile and Supply House
Ford
Ford Touring
W. Duncan Lynch
Joseph S Reall
George S. Wilson
Margaret A. Hutchinson
W. H. Coleman
Howard S. Barton
G H Wright
Clarence Hickerson
E M Drake
Gude Bros
Ford Torpedooes
Warrenton Carriage Works
Frank Artemus
Geological Survey
Cook & Stoddard Company
Hindu Thanks Secretary Bryan for Directing His Life Work
Gagannath Khanna an East Indian graduated from Pittsburgh University as an electrical engineer and plans to return to India to practice. He credited Secretary Bryan for inspiring his life direction after hearing his World Tour address six years earlier. Khanna expects a wide private practice in India despite possible civil service prejudice against Americans educated natives. Separate items note Miss Maud E. Gladmon and James Timmons wed at St. John's Catholic Church Forest Glen in a small ceremony led by Rev. Charles O. Rosensteel.
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Gagannath Khanna
Bryan Thursday
Khanna
Pittsburgh University
India
United States
Mr. Bryan
Allahabad
Vister
Lim
Indian Civil Service
Miss Gladman
J. Timmons
Washington Post
Rockville
Maud E. Gladmon
Robert A. Gladmon
Sago
James Timmons
Ednor
Ccounty
St. John’s Catholic Church
Forest Glen
Charles O. Rosensteel
250 Miles of Road Built in One Day in Michigan
Michigan crews and volunteers completed an unbroken 260 mile gravel highway from Bay City to Mackinaw City on May 9. Five thousand men and many women supported the effort, with mayors and state officials among those tolling in the hot sun. The team dug, graded, and laid road slabs amid corduroy sections and swampy areas, showcasing a remarkable national example in mass road building.
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United States
Yuna
Bay City
Mackinaw City
Turbermen
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Miller Brothers Auto and Supply House
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Tric Automobiles
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World’s Foremost
Baltimore
Detroit
Fourteenth
H Streets
Howard Streets
Relay
Wilkins Avenue
R. Bruce Emerson
Howard Fisk
Star
Harry Ward
Emerson & Orme
H St. N. W
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