The Wheelmans Gazette, Vol 4, No 11

Articles in this issue

• American Rambler — Now Available for Lady and Gentleman Combined Use

  Gormully and Jeffery announce the American Rambler can be furnished for use by both a lady and a gentleman, broadening its appeal beyond solo male riders for the first time.

• White Flyer — King of Climbers, Even on Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens

  The White Cycle Co. of Westboro, Massachusetts challenge readers to name another safety that could climb Mt. Hood or Mt. St. Helens, arguing that only the White Flyer's unique design makes such ascents possible.

• Star Bicycle 1889 Season Championship Record

  H. B. Smith Machine Co. repeat the full list of Star championship victories in 1889 including L.A.W. national titles by Colie Bell of Ottawa, Kansas, and multiple state titles by W. I. Wilhelm of Reading, Pennsylvania.

• Cycling Art Prints — Gormully and Jeffery Photo Engravings

  Gormully and Jeffery offer a new 18-by-23-inch photogravure print featuring correct portraits of leading cycle racers Prince, Whittaker, Dingley, Eck, Munger, Knapp, and Crocker, available by post for 20 cents or framed free to organised clubs.

• Three Knot Skookum Oil — Lubricant for Cycles and Guns

  The White Cycle Co. promotes Three Knot Skookum Oil as the finest cycle lubricant available, noting it was long used by Native Americans and western hunters for guns and locks and has proven equally effective on bicycles.

• Strickland and Pierce Cycling Shoes — Four Models for Every Use

  Strickland and Pierce advertise four patent cycling shoe styles: hand-sewn ordinary at $3.00, hand-sewn and hand-stitched at $3.50, ladies' tricycle shoe at $4.00, ideal racing shoe at $6.00, and gymnasium shoes from $1.50.

• Ben L. Darrow — Electrotypes for Cycle Dealers' Advertisements

  Ben L. Darrow of Indianapolis offers cycle dealers and manufacturers electrotype printing cuts in comic, artistic, and scientific styles at reasonable prices to illustrate advertising and printed promotional matter.

• Cycling Sheet Music — Four Songs Published by John F. Ellis

  John F. Ellis and Co. of Washington D.C. again advertise their four cycling songs: 'Swiftly and Silently,' 'Wheel on to Glory,' 'Listen to My Tale of Woe' (words by Eugene Field), and 'Tandem Waltzes' dedicated to the L.A.W. Hagerstown meet.