The Wheelmans Gazette, Vol 4, No 9

Articles in this issue

• American Rambler — Undoubted Sensation of the Season

  Gormully and Jeffery claim the American Rambler has been the sensation of 1889, with thousands of testimonials highlighting its vibration spring placed under the rider's actual weight as the key innovation that absorbs road shock without affecting steering.

• White Flyer Safety — Good, Better, Best

  The White Cycle Co. of Westboro, Massachusetts makes the case that while there are many good safeties, the White Flyer is the best, citing its self-adjusting chain, dead-center-free pedalling, stable steering head, and suitability for physicians and country clergymen.

• Cyclist's Companion — Photographs Instead of Woodcuts

  The Cyclist's Companion magazine advertises its September issue featuring well-finished photographs of racing cyclists including Arthur Lumsden of Chicago and the organiser of the Irvington-Milburn road race, plus a table of L.A.W. records and hotel listings.

• Dickens' Works in 15 Volumes — Offered with Arkansas Traveler Subscription

  The Arkansas Traveler Publishing Co. of Chicago offer 15 volumes of Charles Dickens' complete works plus a year's subscription to their weekly newspaper for $3.00, claiming it is the greatest bargain in publishing history.

• Ivel Tandem Safety — All Tandem Records Held by Strong and Green

  Strong and Green Cycle Co. of Philadelphia continue to promote the Ivel Tandem Safety as sole holder of all tandem records on road and track, with sole-importer status and descriptive catalogues on request.

• Yankee Blade Weekly — Fifty Years Without a Break

  The Yankee Blade family weekly, having published without interruption for fifty years, promotes itself as offering thrillers, sea and war stories, detective fiction, humour, and children's content at a trial rate of ten cents for ten weeks.

• Swiftly and Silently — New Bicycle Songs Published

  John F. Ellis and Co. of Washington D.C. advertise several new sheet-music cycling songs including 'Swiftly and Silently' dedicated to the Capital Bicycle Club, 'Wheel on to Glory,' and the humorous 'Listen to My Tale of Woe,' plus Tandem Waltzes for the L.A.W. Hagerstown meet.

• Star Bicycle — Championship Record for 1889

  H. B. Smith Machine Co. lists eleven championship victories won on Star machines in 1889, including L.A.W. half-mile and ten-mile titles by Colie Bell of Ottawa, Kansas, and multiple state championship wins by W. I. Wilhelm of Reading, Pennsylvania.