Motor Industry Reaches Its Twenty Fifth Anniversary Progress
The motor industry in America marks its twenty fifth year of rapid growth from early trials to a major national force. From 1895 demonstrations in Chicago to mass production in the 1920s the car evolves with front engines, clutch, steel bodies, larger wheels and comforts. The era of invention gives way to mass mobility shaping daily life and industry.
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Kansas City
America
Chicago
Mueller, Duryea
Old World's Fairgrounds
Europe
Daimler
Benz
Panhard
Levassor
New York
New Overland All Steel Sedan Gains Wide Popularity
Willys-Overland reports strong Chicago show sales with three trainloads sold. Officials note a big sales week and predict a landslide year as the all steel sedan appeals on price safety and long life.
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Overland
Willys-Overland
Chicago
Willys- Overland Company
Examination of Drivers Licenses Advocated by Auto Club
A California Auto Club official argues for universal driving license examinations to assess eyesight nerves and physical ability. He cites dim vision and other handicaps as driving hazards and urges tests including driving under officer supervision and language and mechanical knowledge checks. A separate blurb notes a Winston-Salem man trading an overcoat after 44 years for $10.
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Haive
Medway
J. Alen Davis
The
Automobile Club of Southern California
Tlrade
Davis
Ford Co Uses Large Lumber Supply To Fuel Growth
Ford Motor Company's daily lumber needs reach about a million feet sourced from own timber holdings in Michigan and Kentucky plus contracted logs. The system includes extensive forests, rail logistics, 52 dry kilns, and expanded body part plants to boost output and efficiency while preserving timber resources for the future.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford
Michigan
Kentucky
L'Anse
Pequaming
Tron Mountain
Ford Company
Wood distillation plant tops in size at Iron Mountain
The text notes a new wood distillation plant at Iron Mountain described as the largest and most complete of its kind though it mentions waste and crop that ultimately go to ground for fuel or chemical use and that the wood quantity is exceedingly small.
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Iron Mountain
Chrysler Predicts Steady Growth for 1925
Walter P. Chrysler, head of Maxwell and Chrysler, predicts 1925 will bring steady growth and sound prosperity rather than a boom. He cites agricultural strength, continued building and road projects, and a robust automotive market as indicators of healthier business ahead.
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Walter P. Chrysler
Maxwell and
Chrysler Motor Corporations
Mr. Chrysler
United States
Middlewest
Farm Loan Department
Federal Reserve Bank
Standard Oil Service Praised as Nation’s Essential Cog
The article extols the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) for its enthusiastic efficient service. It argues the company keeps hundreds of industries moving and serves the nation as a vital part of civilization.
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Dubois
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Economic Optimism and American Home Life Highlight Year Ahead
The article notes improving foreign conditions and expanding export business signaling a good year. It emphasizes American family life as the bulwark of society and pride in home comforts and luxuries enjoyed in the United States.
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America
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