Great Autoshow at Minneapolis
The Minneapolis autoshow fills four floors of the Overland building with passenger cars trucks and tractors amid vast floor space. Factory steel shortages threaten early spring deliveries prompting cautious promises from jobbers as plans form for Waterloo show Feb 31 to 26. factory men plan visits to display cars and expand space at the Forum.
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Minneapolis
G. V. Orr
Overland-Waterloo Company
Overland
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Waterloo
Black Hawk Motor Trades Bureau
Truck hauls rise as livestock moves by motor trucks
Statistics from the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce show a surge in truck hauled livestock. Indianapolis alone saw 700 trucks enter the stockyards in a day with loads averaging 18 hogs. Sioux City, St. Joseph and Omaha markets report rising hog, cattle, and sheep receipts by road, with distances up to 50 miles and hundreds of thousands of animals moving by motor truck in 1918 and 1919.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis
Anoter
Iowa
Sioux City
Stockyards Company
St. Joseph, Mo
Omaha
Valve in head motor prompts rapid industry shift
E B Wilson notes varied impressions from car shows but highlights the valve in head motor as a growing trend led by Buick since 1886. A five ton funeral car in Detroit seats 40 with a casket compartment. Interurban street cars push 70 miles per hour, built with aluminum alloys and safety devices.
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E. B. Wilson
Buick Motor Company
New York
Buick
Buick Manufacturing Company
Detroit
Midh
Automobile News Across The World In 1919 20 Trends
Belgium forms a motor culture commission while Washington reports 50 900 motor cars in DC. London’s taxis began in 1903 and Cuba bought 750 trucks last year. Georgia builds 5 000 000 highway project costs as US auto output averages 6 005 per working day. Rio hosts one car per 490 residents. Detroit hosts a major show Feb 14–21.
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Belgium
District of Columbia
London
Cuba
Georgia
Philadelphia
Central Park
New York City
United States
Tokio
Japan
France
Rio de Janeiro
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Canada
Mexico
Detroit
Morocco
Howard C. Griffith
Des Moines Motor Show Dates Set for Feb 16 21
Des Moines announces its eleventh annual motor show running February 16 through 21. The event fills floor space equivalent to about three acres with roughly 1920 model cars and trucks from nearly 60 makes.
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Des Moines
Dr Williams Pink Pills advertised for women's blood health
An advertisement urges women to boost blood health with Dr Williams Pink Pills, claiming relief from headaches back pain poor appetite and weariness. It highlights benefits for school age girls aiding development and promises a free booklet Building Up the Blood upon request. Pills are sold by druggists or mailed postpaid at 15 cents per box.
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Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Dr. Williams
Automobiles Displayed at Five-Story Ford Plant Show
On February 16 the event opens at the Ford plant described as Iowa’s largest concrete structure, five stories high and over two blocks long. The show runs through February 21 with automobiles and trucks exhibited on both sides of a 504 layout segment.
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Ford
Iowa
Expo Showcases Trucks and Cars with Orient Decor
Foot aisles on two floors host 32 exhibitors of trucks and an equal number of passenger cars. Decorations feature orient design with brilliant poppies trailing wisteria and gay Japanese lanterns for a lavish setting.
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Orient
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American Red Cross
Riga
Finland
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Cal
Standard Battery Service Co
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Willar Tery
Fordson Tractor School
Business Farmer
Garden Theatre
West Third
Cedar Streets
Repass Automobile Co
Ford Automobiles
Fordson
West Third and
Cedar Sts
Holmes
Baum-Mcdonald Auto CO
Lafayette St
Roy
Peerless Motor Car Company
Jong
Cleveland
Union Motor Car CO
West Fifth ST
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