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The Standard Steel Car Company was an automobile manufacturer based in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania during the 1910s and 1920s. Its main production car was the Standard Eight, which in 1919 had 83 horsepower. A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Pittsburg is the name of some places in the United States of America: Pittsburg, California Pittsburg, Kansas Pittsburg, New Hampshire Pittsburg was at one time also a common spelling of the city now always written as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...


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