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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1896
Page
7
The article discusses Grover Serviss, a four year old Chicago child of expert bicyclists, as a hereditary bicyclist showing swift feats. It also outlines meeting procedures for forming a club, including temporary officers, a permanent committee, and steps toward electing officers and by laws at the next gathering.
The article notes improper riding positions seen at cycle meets and cites young Underhill of Columbia College as an example. A photographer’s camera at Manhattan Beach captures him seemingly forcing the front bar forward, risking energy loss as he aims to speed along.
Grover Serviss, a veteran tire industry representative, laments the endless claims and advertising expense driving tire prices. He proposes a manufacturers' accord to stop record breaking promotions to restore consumer trust and lower costs, noting rivals jump into the fray to secure sales with costly stunts.
An eastern paper cites an ex-racer on its staff advising soap to lubricate chains instead of graphite. The writer insists readers who follow this tip should file expense reports. Soap brings water and potash, causing oxidation akin to water exposure, with no valid reason to replace graphite.
E. C. Bald starred for the South End Wheelmen at the Philadelphia event drawing more than eight thousand spectators at Tioga. He won the one mile open and one mile handicap in fast times, but fell short of lowering the one mile state record paced from 1 59 to 2 00. The amateur state record was lowered by W. G. Douglass from 2 04 to 2 02 4 5.
Sir Augustus Harris, a famed London theatre manager, died signaling a great loss to the stage world. He began as Malcolm in Macbeth at Manchester in 1873, later worked with Barry Sullivan, joined Maple-gon as stage manager, and produced the Parisian Danischeffs at St James and his own Sinbad pantomime at Crystal Palace. He leased Drury Lane in 1879, staged pantomimes, and wrote melodramas with Pettit Hamilton. Knighted in 1891, he served on London Council and as sheriff of the city.
The vast entry list at the Waverly track in New Jersey produced fast times and dramatic falls as 5 000 spectators watched Pete Berle of Boston sweep the pro events and a quint mile. Amateur honors went to Bert Ripley Harrison St Jefferson of the Harlem Wheelmen and G H Hawkins in his debut as a novice.
The critic contrasts Nethersole with Bernhardt praising Bernhardt as the era’s greatest actress and condemning Nethersole for melodramatic tendencies. The piece lauds pure theatrical vision over social statistics and clinic settings, and commends Carmen’s silent moment as a peak of dramatic realism.
United States Consul-General Mason reports the American bicycle has become popular in the German empire. Women previously had no wheels, American tourists showcased mechanisms, and a German rider won on a standard bicycle. German dealers now order American wheels, with lighter models promising brisk sales for firms shipping twenty one to twenty five pound bikes.
Organizing a club begins with leading spirits who seize favorable conditions and push the idea forward. Informal gatherings replace red tape, as individuals volunteer to recruit others and form a temporary group focused on discussion and planning.
Edgar J. Jewett, Buffalo mayor, applies for L A W membership. Travelers abroad learn steamship lines charge 2.50 for transporting a bicycle, which must be crated at a bicycle repair shop for 1. The crate can be reused on return trips with a storage fee.
The London public tires of plays centered on erratic female leads and the Lyceum prepares a revival of School for Scandal with Mrs. Pat as Lady Teazle. The Daly tenancy at Leicester Square wanes as George Edwardes takes over amid costly, uncertain management and missed opportunities with younger actresses like Miss Nethersole.
The fragment suggests that performance gains could positively affect the manager's future prospects. It notes potential benefits for leadership trajectory and career advancement, implying confidence in ongoing improvement and strategic direction.
Felix Morris plans a special matinee of Behind the Scenes with Charles Hawtry at the Comedy Theatre London. George Hawtry adapted the piece for the English stage. Morris, tempted by Frohman, may delay his return to America if the matinee succeeds. Daly holds the theater for the month. Miss Rehan to appear four weeks. Dramatic business is weak with many theatres closed.
English audiences enjoy Romeo and Juliet with Misses Esme and Vera Beringer in the lead roles both played by girls. Vera, about 16, previously portrayed Little Lord Fauntleroy 600 times. Esme, praised for a rich contralto and finished acting, brings a convincing male Romeo performance.
London critics felt Miss Nethersole failed to meet expectations in Hamilton's Carmen, condemning the vulgar realism and theatrical ugliness that sacrificed art and beauty for a debased concept, despite her talent and national fame.
Madam Materna will sing at Bayreuth this summer Jerome Sykes is to be Lillian Russell's principal comedian next season Madame Nordica to perform at Worcester festival A memoir of Wallace composer of Maritana is being written by his son Miss M E Youmans a rising soprano in New York Marguerite Reid a young American singer heard at Covent Garden London Hermann Bach descendant of Sebastian Bach recently appeared as a pianist in Hamburg Germany
A feature on the Mega Spileon monastery in the Peloponnese describing its ancient founding, cave church, and panoramic mountain setting. It notes dwindling monks, wealth still held abroad, access for peasant women, and a dramatic cliffside terrace view. Also included are early 20th century do it yourself pest control formulas using arsenic and lead compounds for tree protection and agricultural use.
A compact hand ice making machine designed for rapid ice production in three to four minutes. Core components include a strong vacuum pump and an absorber containing sulphuric acid, enabling cooling with minimal operating costs and no electricity.
An analysis debunks common filter claims noting that cloth and ordinary filters do not remove disease germs. Filters may remove visible organic matter but allow microscopic microbes to pass. Authors warn filters can become disease breeders and that green scum in unfiltered but clean looking water is less dangerous than clean water near dirty drainage.
A folding gospel car is described as a freight car that expands into a chapel with a steeple and bell tower. It is placed on parallel tracks with floor sections swung down to join into a solid floor, creating a wheeled church for itinerant evangelists.
Describes a portable railroad chapel where roof sections swing, extension pieces are clamped between, and bolted walls enclose the structure. The fully assembled unit covers two tracks and hangs over each side, with windows in the walls.
Scientists report a promising beetle killer for trees using Paris green or London purple mixed with water and lime to improve adhesion. The formula calls for one pound of poison per 150 gallons of water and lime at one pound per pound of poison, plus two quarts of glue.
London July 19 Salisbury presents papers on arbitration to the House of Lords. Talks with the United States progress amicably though not complete. Venezuela frontier dispute triggers debate over obligatory arbitration and the need for fact gathering by a governing commission. Both sides favor cautious steps and avoidance of coercive arbitration. Salisbury lays papers on the table to invite review while negotiations continue.
A guide for amateur and professional smiths on proper tempering of steel tools. It emphasizes avoiding overheating, keeping the body hot while ends stay cooler, hammering edgewise and flatwise to prevent grain damage, and using low heat with repeated light blows for tougher, less brittle tools.
A scientist notes that butterwort leaves, yellow bed straw, and garden artichoke flower heads can coagulate milk when strained over it. These vegetable rennets may provide safer, more hygienic options than animal-based rennet, especially for small scale cheese production.
A cruel accident near Marshall Minnesota leaves two young sisters dead and a third badly hurt after a rope tied to a pony drags them a half mile. A boy’s reckless act caused the perilous game as bystanders intervene at Gaffney residence.
Dispatch from Constantinople claims a massacre at Egin in the Diarbekir district of Armenia with 400 killed and the city sacked. Turkish authorities suppress details. Bitlis district reports widespread ruin and warning of an imminent massacre at Aintab pending sultan orders.
Ex-Governor William E. Russell of Massachusetts was found dead in his tent near Quebec. Heart disease is the suspected cause. He traveled from Chicago seeking rest after the campaign ended with the Chicago convention.
In Cleveland on July 17 the national Republican executive committee decided to locate party headquarters in both New York and Chicago. The report also mentions seven lions kept as guards in a sultanate area, a massive frog from Delaware Lake, Indiana, and a bridal trousseau for Princess Henriette of Belgium weighing eleven tons and filling 170 trunks.
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