Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 7, No 5
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
A report on the Newton Bicycle Club's annual summer run to the New Hampshire hills, including the meeting held at a lakeside farm.
- p. 2
News that Pennsylvania has moved to abolish its network of toll roads, ending a system long despised by cyclists who were frequently forced to carry their wheels past toll gates.
- p. 4
A humorous poem in which a husband praises his ideal cycling wife, who mends punctures, adjusts brakes, and blends his whisky with equal skill.
- p. 3
The fourth installment of a series on walking, explaining the scientific theory that the human leg swings like a pendulum and how leg length affects walking pace.
- p. 4
The Order of the Golden Age's claim that a strictly fruitarian diet could extend the human lifespan to 128 years.
- p. 8
An obituary for Trevor F. Myler, a prominent Pennsylvania cycling figure who died after injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Memorial Day.
- p. 7
A prize-winning definition of success, composed by Mrs. A. J. Stanley of Kansas and purchased by a Boston publisher for $250, celebrating a life well lived.