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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1927
Page
7
A Chicago report notes car owners may spend about 700 dollars on accessories to enhance appearance and status. The lineup includes musical horns, fancy spotlights, windshields, seat covers, tops, and nickel bumpers. More practical items include heated wipers and various mirrors.
A caravan of Graham Brothers trucks run nonstop around the 212 mile Indianapolis speedway testing speed cooling and brake efficiency. Dodge Brothers engineering staff also subjects Graham models to 100 mile road tests and mountain district trials to ensure dependable performance.
The ad touts stop signals in many forms and a range of car tools. A washing machine for car and hands costs $125, with battery chargers and vulcanizers featured. Tool kits priced from $2.50 to $75 and a 20 ton hydraulic jack offered at $40. Accessories dealers estimate a $700 excess baggage bill, plus references to winged Venuses.
A quirky note links airplanes with real propellers to Greek gods, suggesting a respectable radi ator cap as a badge of distinction. The whimsical line blends aviation and myth to emphasize craftsmanship and prestige.
Professor Clarence Marsh argues that driving requires three distinct abilities: mechanical skill, steering and perception, and crucial social discipline. He contends real drivers must show moral maturity and mutual aid, not just technical skill, and that studies comparing age groups should consider these distinctions.
Reo Motor Company warns that on the first bitter cold day steam from radiators signals a frozen radiator. Denatured alcohol mixed with water or glycerine are common antifreezes though each has drawbacks such as evaporation or possible engine damage. Hydrometers cost about 75 cents and filling stations sell alcohol for tests.
In Fort Dodge Iowa district court a directed verdict awarded to 39 Lehigh residents in a $15 000 damage suit brought by E E Ward father of a 12 year old boy who suffocated in a gravel pit cave in three years ago Ward alleged trespassers were not barred from the pit and the residents were negligent The ruling ends the suit against the Lehigh defendants and dismisses the claims of Ward’s family.
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