Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 8, No 6
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
A seasonal editorial welcoming the August harvest and reminding readers that the L.A.W. annual meeting and Wheel About the Hub are both approaching.
- p. 1
An official announcement of the L.A.W. National Assembly meeting at Hendrie's in Boston, with details of the dinner and election of officers.
- p. 2
A report on the Newton Bicycle Club's milestone 200th regular meeting and dinner, held at the Point Shirley Clubhouse with new officers elected for 1910-11.
- p. 4
A historical note examining whether Dunlop truly invented the pneumatic tire or whether R.W. Thomson, who produced rubber tires in 1848, deserves the credit.
- p. 5
A poem cataloguing the many different vehicles used by different classes of society, from the king's coach to the baby carriage, ending with the hearse that will take all of us at last.
- p. 6
A report on the Peoria Bicycle Club's annual tradition of riding to Mossville for a chicken supper, with only three of thirty-six members still arriving by bicycle.
- p. 7
A reflective toast to the League of American Wheelmen, celebrating its achievements in turning cart paths into roads and linking Americans in friendship.