Bassett's Scrap Book, Vol 3, No 9

Bassett's Scrap Book, Vol 3, No 9 cover
PublicationBassett's Scrap Book
Volume3
Issue9
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Articles in this issue

  • WHAT DOES YOUR WIFE THINK?
    A poem by Nixon Waterman teasing the self-proclaimed hero who boasts at his club, asking what his wife really thinks of him.
  • MRS. MULLIGATAWNY.
    A comic poem by Arthur Macy about a domineering wife whose family always agrees with her, even when she insists two and two are three.
  • SCRAPS OF INFORMATION.
    A multi-page question-and-answer feature ("Not Intended For Those Who Know Everything") answering reader queries on topics such as the words eleven and twelve, the origin of "Speaker," generations, Putnam's ride, diamonds, and Holmes's "Dorothy Q."
  • [Official Department of the League of American Wheelmen]
    The L.A.W.'s official department, conducted by the Secretary-Treasurer, stating the association's objects and listing the League officers, including President Geo. L. Cooke and Secretary-Treasurer Abbot Bassett of Boston.
  • AS DAYLIGHT SHRINKETH.
    An ornate seasonal essay by Geo. L. Cooke, President L.A.W., dated Providence, Nov. 1, 1905, reflecting on late-autumn cycling as winter approaches.
  • REPRESENTATIVE NOMINATIONS.
    An L.A.W. report listing nominations for Representative to the National Assembly from Massachusetts, New York and District II, and the officers elected by the Rhode Island Division.