Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 7, No 7
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
A note on several bicycle thefts reported in Boston, with speculation about where thieves find the machines they steal.
- p. 2
A lament that women on bicycles have become a rare sight on the roads, with most choosing automobiles or public transport over the wheel.
- p. 3
A report on the gathering of prominent cycling figures at Colonel Albert Pope's funeral, including a roll call of those present from the early days of the sport.
- p. 3
An account of a serious collision between W.W. Stall's automobile and another car near Grafton, resulting in a broken collarbone and injuries to several passengers.
- p. 6
A poem celebrating the pleasure of riding a bicycle under a bright moon through quiet streets on a summer night.
- p. 4
The sixth chapter on walking, demonstrating through a blindfold experiment that most people's feet walk at slightly different paces, causing them to veer off a straight line.
- p. 6
A state-by-state breakdown of automobile registrations in 1908, showing Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts leading the nation.
- p. 7
A report on the controversy stirred by an Indianapolis physician who publicly declared that no respectable unmarried woman should ride a motorcycle.