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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1896
Page
2
Fashion notes on menswear emphasizing dress coats frock coats and sack coats. Discusses cutaway styles London and New York trends with lapels collars neckwear and hat shapes for spring and summer.
A New York World column by A. A. Zimmerman offers guidance for gentlemen escorting ladies. It stresses riding on the left of the woman, keeping the right arm ready, and forcing passage when needed to avoid danger from passing traffic.
A survey notes over 43 cycling tracks in Italy while England’s chaperonage pays well. New York plans a 3000 dollar bicycle investment, Topeka riders form a Weary Wobblers lodge, and a Greenville New Jersey rider weighs 285 pounds more than his wheel. England’s bicycle exports for 1895 total 6959000 dollars. St Paul cadets form a bicycle company. San Diego wheelman Fred Mathieson stands six feet nine inches tall with a 31 inch frame and a 49 inch saddle. Mobile riders sue over a one dollar per wheel tax and seek to block collection via mandamus.
A short guide advises temporary repairs for a bent pedal. If not severe, loosen the pedal adjustment to make the wheel rideable. If the pedal is bent toward the crank, reverse the pin to reduce bend. For badly bent pedals, seek a repairer or blacksmith to experiment with the part.
The Canadian Wheelman notes that refinish work can make a used wheel look nearly new for five to eight dollars. Scratches and dents from riding can be covered with re enameling, yielding a nearly fresh appearance. The update boosts resale value since a shiny wheel sells higher than a battered one.
The New York Herald suggests beginners should not ride on busy streets until they gain experience and self possession. It notes that growing bicycle use could lead to rules like European cities requiring permission after a practical demonstration of control.
A French inventor introduces a small instrument called the curvi meter for measuring map distances. It resembles a lead pencil in size and includes a wheel mechanism at one end that can be adjusted to register distances in miles or kilometers as it rolls over the map surface.
The article notes bicycle appeal lies in multiplying locomotion by gear power. A rider on a 70 gear wheel covers nine feet per stride with the same energy, showing the wheel expands human mobility beyond walking.
London rumor links Cecil Rhodes with a romance rejected by Georgina Dowager Countess of Dudley. Friends say the setback intensified his arrogance and could spark a clash with imperial authorities over Jameson’s Transvaal raid, risking war and U S South Africa statehood.
Robert Young of the Atalanta wheelmen, after finding a fellow cyclist injured and unconscious on a Paterson to Belleville ride, carried him on his bicycle to Belleville four miles away for medical aid. The incident sparks praise for Young who holds the Newark Philadelphia double century record.
Henry Menier, a wealthy manufacturer, buys Anticosti Island at 160000 and plans 500000 in development to colonize with French residents. He aims to build sawmills agriculture lobster canneries and a model beaver farm, under internal governance modeled after British charter companies.
New Yorkers question a 70 cent charge for 100 pounds of ice while Savannah offers 35 cents and Boston 26 cents. The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes room for price reform in greater New York as costs rise compared with Georgia.
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