Automobiles Are Wonder of Quick Traffic Age
Automobile dealers in the United States held 400000 used cars in stock on March 15, with a capital investment of 162256340. The study by the National Automobile Dealers' Association shows an estimated first quarter loss of 23691988 on these stocks, based on 3334 dealers across 18 states. Markets values and costs indicate a dramatic drop from acquisition cost to current value, suggesting widespread impact on prices and future buying, with average per-car loss and regional variations highlighted.
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St. Kouis
T.—Auto- Mobile
United States
National Automobile Dealers’ Association
Atantic
Pacific Oceans
Mississippi Valley
Alreay
Iowa
Louisiana
Deailers
Ohio
Minnesota
Autos Responsible for Many Changes
The advent of the motor car marks a new era in living patterns. City folk roam, country folk visit towns, and traffic becomes balanced. Farmers travel to cities for purchases, while rural dealers expand stock and serve growing communities, transforming local economies.
Ford Posts New March Retail Record In Detroit
Ford Motor company announced a new monthly retail delivery record for March with 179,764 cars and trucks sold surpassing the prior high of 129,338 set in June 1822 by 50,000. Since April 1, 1922, total Pard automobiles and trucks sold reached 1,429,979.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Genuine Parts Only Safe for Replacing
Tests in automobile laboratories show genuine parts outperform counterfeit. Dodge Brothers Detroit tests on axle shafts and steering knuckles prove genuine parts resist torsion, bending, and breakage under pressure, urging owners to use factory approved service stations for replacements.
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Jy Dodge Brothers Laboratory
Detroit
Dodge Brothers
Hatter B. Hull
Gasoline Quality Improves But Shortfalls Remain, U S Bureau Says
U S Bureau of Mines reports improving gasoline quality nationwide with greater uniformity and easier cold starts as 56 of 129 samples from ten cities fail federal specs. Seasonal variation narrows. January to 1922 comparisons show higher initial boiling points in Washington and lower distillation end points in Pittsburgh Chicago and St Louis.
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United States Bureau of Mines
New York
Washington
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New Orleans
St. Louis
Denver
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Oklahoma
Banquet Tonight Marks 13th Anniversary of Morris Motor Car Co
The Morris Motor Car Co marks its thirteenth anniversary with a banquet at Black's tearooms tonight for about 50 employees and guests. Gold medals will honor ten years of service and silver medals five years, with the two original employees still active. Prof Hugh G Van Patt will speak after dinner, as the firm celebrates its founding on April 7, 1916 in Waterloo after moving from Cleveland.
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C. A. Morris
Thea Morris Motor Car
Black
Morris Company
Hugh G. van Patt
Morris Motor Car Company
A. Morris
Waterloo
Cleveland
Four-Door Brougham Arrives at Sutcliffe Reo Sales
The Sutcliffe Reo Sales company announces the arrival of the new Four-Door Brougham in Waterloo. The car is a new model in the Reo line and now on display at 41% Fifth Street West. Attendants invite visitors to view the vehicle.
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Sutcliffe Reo Sales Company
Reo
Fifth Street West
Motorists League for Countryside Preservation grows in New York City
A national drive to protect roadside scenery seeds a new group in New York, the Motorists League for Countryside Preservation. Members pledge to leave campsites clean, protect trees, and curb litter, with leaders including President Harding and Agriculture Secretary Wallace supporting the cause.
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New York City
Motorists’ League For Countryside Preservation
America
Harding
Secretary of
Maxwell's New Year Axle Displayed at Waterloo Showroom
Maxwell's New Year axle is on display at Sixth and Franklin streets after removal from a Maxwell car. The semi floating design uses spiral cut chrome nickel steel gears and heavy wall tubular housing. Drive pinion alignment is secured by atraddle bearings, a feature once limited to premium vehicles. The axle is built in Maxwell's plant and touted as quiet, strong, long lasting, and among the finest modern axles available.
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Waterloo Motor
Maxwell
Sixth
Franklin Streets
Maxwell Plant
Worth Efforts to Keep Motor Clean
The Cleveland water system aims to motivate Cleveland Six owners to maintain a clean power plant. Dust and road spray should be washed off, as cleanliness signals owner care. Recommend spraying kerosene on the exterior or using a half kerosene half gasoline mix with a brush, avoiding metal ferrules near electric terminals to prevent short circuits. After cleaning, check cylinder head nuts, tighten all fasteners, and secure lock washers and cotter pins.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Six
Chandler cars drive from Cleveland to Pike's Peak in high gear
A Chandler dealer reports that Chandler cars were driven from Cleveland to Pike's Peak in high gear, with the ascent up the mountain accomplished in high and intermediate gears. The claim notes no car has climbed Pike's Peak in high gear.
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Pike’s Peak
Chandler
Pike's Peak
Cleveland
Costa Rican transport seen with a Dodge touring car
A photograph from San Jose, Costa Rica shows a Dodge touring car in a coffee plantation yard. An ox team stands beside the car, illustrating a recognized Costa Rican means of transport alongside the vehicle.
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TU Rog
Gosta Rios
Marler GB
Ifull
Focal Dodge Bros. Dewer
Hay
CG. BD
Gass
Sne
San Jose
Costa Rica
Dodge
Road paving data and stray text from Prospery
Road paving in Prosperoy shows the scope of U S highways with Texas leading at 182 816 miles and Kansas next at 24 143 miles The fragment mentions Creil near Paris and a society holding an Annie competition for a cen trophy Sloan at its first neo f the society The passage ends with more than a thousand years ago and is incomplete
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Prosproy
United States
Texas
Kansas
Creil
Paris
Sloan
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Black Hawk County
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Velie
Aterloo Velie Company
THONE
Packard
Bill Pharis
West Fifth St
East Side Auto CO
East Fifth St
Cleveland Automobile Company
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