Hugh Chalmers Editorial

The attached article is an editorial by Hugh Chalmers, the man who put his name on the Chalmers Motor Car Company (previously Chalmers-Detroit), appeared in the April 4, 1909 Indianapolis Star.
Buick Team 1909

Published April 18, 1909 in the Indianapolis Star, this is one of those rare articles (attachment StrangBurman041809) that is very brief, packed with information and holds historical significance.
 
Fort George Hill Climb - 1909

Attached are articles reporting on the April 26-27 Fort George Hill Climb. Both focus on the fortunes of the Indianapolis-based National Motor Vehicle Company with Indianapolis Motor Speedway Co-Founder Arthur C. Newby as one of its officers.
Chattanooga Hill Climb - 1909

Published May 2, 1909 in the Indianapolis Star was a photo of a Buick Model 17 at the Indianapolis Buick-Losey automobile dealership in May 1909.
Herb Lytle's Illness

This is a very brief item published in the Indianapolis Star March 15, 1909 that provides an update on the status of Herb Lytle as he recovered from a tough bout with Typhoid Fever. This was a serious illness that lasted about six months as it started shortly after the October 24, 1908 Vanderbilt Cup.
1909 Racing Calendar

This is a unique reference piece published in the March 26, 1909 Indianapolis Star. It is a calendar of upcoming racing and racing related events around the world extending through October 7, 1909. The list not only includes auto races but other competition events such as the National Balloon Championship at the new Indianapolis Motor Speedway and a Sicilian power boat race. Races are listed for Italy, France, Belgium and the United States among other countries.
Oldfield's Barroom Brawl

Barney Oldfield had a reputation for many things, among them being a heavy drinker and barroom brawler. This is the first article I have come across that features both of these reputation attributes. The brief item was published in the April 3, 1909 Indianapolis Star and notes that Oldfield became embroiled in an altercation with "millionaires." Oldfield was with a group of men at Tom Mack's Saloon in Los Angeles. He joined Ben A.
Road Racing Detrimental?

On March 21, 1909 the Indianapolis Star ran an article discussing the industry and public debate about the value of road racing. This was a topic of the day as manufacturers, government and the general public held differing views on the merits of racing on public roads. There were always those that saw all the negatives which largely pertained to safety and the inconvenience of having public roads appropriated for the commercial venture of auto racing for a week or more of practice and the actual race events.

These epic speed trials occurred on the sands of Ormond and Daytona Beach from 1904 through 1910 and established the Daytona area as a speed center.

Daytona-Ormond Races - 1909

Attached is a brief article on the Daytona-Ormond speed tournament was published in the Indianapolis Star on March 24, 1909 (attachment Daytona032409). The article reports on the opening day of the seventh annual speed tournament which not only featured automobiles but motorcycles and bicycles as well. The day presented two auto races and one each of the two-wheeled vehicles.

Carl Fisher and James Allison’s Prest-O-Lite Corporation marketed compressed gas canisters initially used to fuel the first viable automobile headlights. Fisher and Allison founded the company with Percy Avery in 1904 and eventually sold the company in 1917 for millions of dollars.

Prest-O-Carbon Remover

Attached is an advertisement for Prest-O-Lite Carbon Remover that appeared in the April 11, 1909 Indianapolis Star. This is really a promotion of two options for car owners.