Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 10, No 10
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
A miscellany of seasonal wit and wisdom ushering in Christmas 1912, including observations on the New Year, the high cost of living, and the automobile's impact on society.
- p. 3
A comic poem from Tit-Bits pointing out the absurd inconsistencies of English words where diminutive suffixes bear no relation to their apparent roots.
- p. 4
A nostalgic poem from the Boston Sentinel of 1818 celebrating the pumpkin pie as the quintessential New England dessert, superior to all tropical fruits.
- p. 3
A brief note on the ancient origins of vehicular wheels, from solid wooden discs used in early civilisations to the spoked wheels of Egyptian and Assyrian chariots.
- p. 8
A subscriber letter arguing that the Wheel About the Hub tour should update its route to take in places of historic interest around Boston rather than continuing over the same uninspiring roads as in 1879.
- p. 6
A report on the formal accounting of Colonel Albert A. Pope's estate, showing property of nearly $1.2 million distributed among family members and trust beneficiaries.
- p. 2
A brief note that Woodrow Wilson, shortly before taking office, sailed to Bermuda for a vacation and planned to take long bicycle rides there.