Spring Car Orders Set New High Mark Says Essex Dealer
W J Keefe, distributor for Hudson and Essex in Waterloo territory, says a spring car shortage is underway. He notes factory shifts at the Ludson Essex plant and a surge of pre registrations as demand rises for reliable transportation. Coaches lead inquiries while overall sales remain strong, signaling a sustained spring rush.
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Few Changes Seen in New Franklins
Minor refinements observed in the Franklin chassis with new bodies styled by Caugse, yet overall performance remains unchanged. The increased size of the Franklin is offset by these adjustments, maintaining the model’s core characteristics.
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X-ray Wagon Mounted by Massachusetts Health Dept
Massachusetts has mounted an x-ray machine on a Reo speed wagon to bring public health screening to cities and towns. Dr Henry D Chadwick and Rep Georg Louis Richards are pictured in Malden with over 100 schoolchildren examined. The portable unit aims to prevent delays and protect costly lab equipment during field visits.
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Henry D. Chadwick
State Clinic Organization
Georg Louis Richards
Franklin power boost fuels high speed car models
High prices drive wealthy Brazilians to market and a Rio housewife notes weekly food price rises. The article highlights Franklin engineered power gains in 1606 and Series 11 cars due to a pressure air cooling system, improved balancing, and refined carburetion, delivering smoother vibration free performance and quicker acceleration despite unchanged engine size or fuel use.
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Tory
Inum
Vegetable market spoils amid rising Rio prices
A resident notes mass spoilage at the municipal market while contrasting past and present shoppers. She observes more taxicabs at the principal entrance catering to higher class trade, and cites prices doubling in two years. She adds fruits are expensive despite wages staying low.
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Rio
United States
Lincoln Factory Focuses on Special Jobs for Autos
About 75 percent of Lincoln Motor Company output is devoted to special jobs. This week the Ite bass Automobile Company delivered a special, with gray lower body and black upper, to Lee Wiltse of Waterloo. The plant emphasizes strict tolerances and exhaustive testing, including 66 inspections on crank shafts and 30 on cylinder blocks, to ensure consistent quality across dozens of operations.
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Lincoln Motor Company
Itebass Automobile Company
Lee Wiltse
Waterloo
Glass finish in engine blocks marks car production
The article details grinding and honing to glass like surfaces on cylinder blocks and pistons. It describes multiple borings and grinding passes to avoid distortion, oil assisted honing, and a road test program including anti rattle checks on a wobbly motion machine before final assembly.
Zemo promises clear skin with antiseptic liquid
A vintage advertisement touts Zemo for eczema pimples blackheads blotches and ringworm claiming it clears and Maintains healthy skin. It notes Zemo as a penetrating antiseptic liquid for day or night use with trial bottle 35 cents large bottle one dollar and Zemo Soap 25 cents available from all druggists.
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