The Bearings, Vol 5, No 24
Articles in this issue
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A wheelman is fined for kissing a pretty girl without asking permission first — described as the regrettable absent-mindedness to which wheelmen are particularly prone.
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Dry observation that the far-sighted man who always knew which competitor would win somehow never has any money bet on him.
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Comic verse about a rider who thought a broken-springed saddle was perfectly fine until the spring broke, at which point he found he was not 'in it.'
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Pun on 'rent' in the dealer's question — 'why pay rent when you can own your own machine?' — taken by the customer in a different sense.
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Wabbles and Softee discuss a painter commissioned to do a portrait on wood: Softee offers to provide the lath for it.
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Comic verse depicting the modern cycling girl who rides with dignified blue ribbons on her handles but whose true speed will surprise the unwary.
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Satirical note that Boston wheelmen refer to perspiration as being 'bedewed with heat' — acknowledging it sounds nicer without being any less uncomfortable.
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A Chicago tourist bursts a pneumatic on Broad Street in Philadelphia, wakes a sleeping policeman with the noise, is arrested for disturbing the peace, and given two hours to leave Sleepyville.
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Brief observation that pushing the pedals is the best method of becoming a go-ahead wheelman.