Concrete Road Opens Reducing Trip To Baltimore
A new concrete road section from Brookland to Hyattsville opened Thursday shortening travel time to Baltimore by estimates of 16 to 30 minutes. It replaces the older route via Bladensburg, is 2 feet wide, and includes sharp turns and a bridge near Rams Horn Inn where a recent accident occurred. The route connects through Queens Chapel road and Michigan Avenue, offering a pleasant drive with limited traffic capacity cited as the main criticism.
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Baltimore
Brookland
Hyatteville
Bladensburg
Hyetteville
Fifteenth
H Streets
North Capitol Street
Catholic University
Michigan Avenue
University
Queens Chapel Road
Rams Horn Inn
Irving J Henderson
Henderson-Rowe Company
Hyat
Inner Tube Care Tips From Goodyear Expert
Motorists should protect inner tubes by keeping casing interiors clean to avoid tube chafing. Clean rims prevent rust damage. paint rims with graphite to reduce wear. Use flap protection carefully to avoid pinching the tube. Regularly remove the tube for puncture repairs and prevent sticking to the casing with talc.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Auto sales and odds ends report from Potomac Motor Co
Auto sales listed include Woods electron bought by J and Bains from Potomac Motor Car Co. Miller Brothers report Ford touring cars to Frank W Bolgiano J H Goodrich Robert Cumberland F 8 Emsor Co H G Machen B Hindes G Bryant M H Eiseman William R Reith. delivery wagons to Morris Stein A Reeves Andrew R Graham J L Leverton George C Artemus. town cars to Fredericksburg Motor Co and Charles B Bailey. Also note on alcohol drying water, rubber hose spark protector, P F Richter driving a Studebaker wins flat formal motor-cars competition in China over 3 miles. lamp wicks from hat used on a car lamp.
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Miller Brothers
Automobile and Supply House
Frank W Bolgiano
J H Goodrich
Robert Cumberland
Emsor & Co
H. G Machen
F. Hindes
Bryant
M H Eiseman
William R. Reith
Morris Stein
A . Reeves
Andrew R. Graham
J. L. Leverton
George C. Artemus
Fredericksburg Motor Company
Charles B. Bailey
P F Richter
Studebaker
China
Kinshou
Gasoline Gossip and Auto Bearings Update
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Blakesley receives Studebaker 35 sedan. The Commercial Auto and Supply Co delivers a Studebaker 25 touring car to R. E. Joyce. Miller-Dudley Co now represents Hess Bright bearings and can replace other bearings with Hess-Bright. Do not squirt denatured alcohol into hot cylinders to start engines. this risks valve leakage and poor compression.
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Blakesley
Commercial Auto and Supply Company
Studebaker
R. E. Joyce
Miler-Dudley Company
Hess Bright Manufacturing Company
Hess-Bright
Miller-Dudley Company
Winter Auto Styles New Models On Display In Cold Months
Cold weather drew attention to closed body motor cars as local dealers stock winter models. Standardized chassis allow bodies to be fitted, making autos year round. Electric cars gain popularity, with Rauch Lang and Detroit Electric among showcases. Cadillac highlights scientific carburetion and an electrical heating device for starting on lower fuel in cold weather.
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Franklin
Hudson Company
Studebaker Marmon
Oldamobile
Buich
Pierce-Arrow
Locamobile
Cadillac
Packard
Ford Company
Roomi Ihese
Rauch & Lang
Woods’ Electrics
Detroit Electric
Baker
Cadillac unveils electric heater carbureter device
Cadillac introduces an electric heating device for vaporizing gasoline. The carburetor, likened to the lungs of the automobile, is described as the vital mechanism that breathes in air and vaporizes gasoline to power the motor car.
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Cadillac
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Potomac Motor Car Company
LNBA
Angie
Ick
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Rams Horn
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Mm War Corporation
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Connecticut Ave
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Potomac Motor Car Co
David S. Hendrick Co., Inc
Conn. Ave
Washington, D. C
World’s Foremost
Detroit
Detroit Electrics
Washington
Emerson & Orme
H Street
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