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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1899
Page
3
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Dates set for the big meet and the Montreal international gathering loom as August 7 opens the league meet. Dealers weigh the racing surge, L A W and N C A push for participation, and mechanical pacing advances with bevel gear, roller gear and chain bicycles as trade and sport edge toward a joint revival.
The Montreal and Boston committees will cooperate on racing dates. L. A. W. suspended riders must reinstate their standing or skip Canadian meets. Plans for the Boston August League meet, August 14 to 19, proceed with high hopes. European racers from Britain and France are expected in Montreal for international events.
American machines imported into Australia fell sharply in recent months with one month near year end 1898 showing imports of 20000 versus 75000 in the same period in 1897. The drop is blamed on American dumping of cheap-grade cycles. The Australian cycling community has learned a hard lesson and expects a slow recovery for top American models.
Frame stamped from sheet steel by John MacKenzie of Middlesborough England receives US patent after prior European patent. Two half sections form the tubular frame joined at seat mast upper rail and steering head by riveting clinching or brazing with a crank bracket gap between sections on the lower reach and rear portions left short.
The text describes a bicycle frame with rear stays and forks forming semi circular cross sections. The lower frame reach connects to the rear forks, producing a rounded hull-like profile.
Describes a toe clip assembly with two curved, hinged sections attached to a pedal front plate. Extensions cross and rise above the tread to close around the foot when stepped on, aided by a light coil spring to keep the clip open for insertion. Projections and a washer lug prevent the arms from dropping too low when the foot is removed.
Montreal and Boston authorities nearly agree on a race circuit allowing foreign riders to compete for prizes before the main events. A European steamship line will bring entrants at reduced rates to Boston or Montreal a month early to acclimate and train. The plan should draw more foreign talent to America than since the early 1880s.
At a meeting of the organized Boston cycle tradesmen the approach to notify members of undesirable credit customers was revived. Previously 157 delinquents were listed and over 100 stolen bicycles reported. The collection department aided bills and dues, and annual dues were reduced from 12 to 3 dollars.
The International Cyclists Association awarded Canada the 1899 world meet. A Montreal committee, led by President Beament, and Boston officials agreed to hold the international meet the week of August 7, with the L A W meet in Boston the next week.
Claude McFarlan of Louisville will join Andy Freedman's New York League team and play in the outfield. A three season Norfolk veteran, he comes from a family of ball players including Dan McFarlan and Horace McFarlan.
John D. Clews 102 and Sarah Jennings 100, longtime Springfield natives, marry in Franklin Pennsylvania. Their lifelong bond began in Springfield amid Lincoln era ties, endured Civil War service and prison, reunion decades later, and now they claim renewed youth and hope for another century together.
A Bangkok Buddhist priest reports six years of silent meditation with legs crossed and a diet of half an inch of a grass blade daily, describing extreme ascetic practice.
Buddhist tradition features wandering stone carvers traveling between towns with hammer and chisel to inscribe holy symbols on roadside rocks, a distinctive custom.
The National Review notes English navy officers receive higher pay on average than American officers, with eleven officers employed and a range of full and half pay from £301 to £2,500. Half pay proportions have fallen, and more promotions are expected as entry numbers rise. marriage changes officer finances, with lower savings during promotion years.
Dr Emory Lanphear presented a paper to the St Louis Academy detailing trephining to treat tetanus by injecting antitoxin directly into the brain. He cited tropical mortality, praised skull trephination, and noted subcutaneous serum as ineffective without cerebral injection.
A review of Charles Bloomingdale Jr. writing as Karl, featuring a collection titled Mr. Miss and Mrs. The stories examine lives in youth like phases, mixing clever, brisk narratives with surprising secrets, while staying readable and not risque.
A renowned professor argues that the smallest sound intervals are more easily distinguished with a single ear than with two. The claim challenges common belief about binaural hearing and emphasizes heightened acuity in unilateral perception.
English workers resist American locomotives on the Midland railway arguing they threaten national pride and the engineers union. If American machines cut costs, British makers must follow or lose business, leading to wage battles and possible strikes. A proposed rule could bar members from handling American engines if wage threats are confirmed.
A Warwickshire rector converts a parish-owned pub into a temperate sale of pure beer with no individual profit and no credit. Proceeds fund clothing and coal for the poor, inspiring other ministers to adopt similar parish plans.
Rules for a hostess on handshakes require she greet every guest on arrival and departure. Women typically initiate with men only if invited, and men should respond to elderly or distinguished hosts. women usually do not shake hands with men when introduced, even at dinner parties.
The text traces Iceland from Norse settlement in 874 to its long path under Danish rule since 1389 after the Norway-Denmark union. It notes Iceland’s shift from an independent republic to a Danish possession and its political ties through 1292 and the 1389 union.
A Philadelphia Record item notes a hoax about a young woman marrying Goldrox. It mentions she may have been named Joax and that her maiden name suggested a marriage to Goldrox. The brief also remarks she proved an unusually good shot for a woman.
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