Word: rides
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Silver cups will be given to the first three men in each event. Contestants in bicycle races must state what kind of wheel they ride, whether pneumatic, cushion, or solid tire. The entrance fee is 50 cents, and entries must be made on A. A. U. blanks, to R. B. Beals, 23 Weld, as early as April 27. Reserved seats will be put on sale, April 23, at B. A. A., Boston, Wright & Ditson's, Boston, W. C. Dole's, New Haven, Leavitt & Pierce's, Cambridge, and Putnam & Davis', Worcester...
...clubs left St. Paul at 7.35 Thursday for an all day's ride to Milwaukee. From St. Paul to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where dinner was served, the railroad runs along the left bank of the Mississippi and the scenery is fine. But again an entertainment had to be provided inside the car. A good idea of the daily life of the men may be had from a description of the manner in which the fellows amused themselves on this day for it was a typical one. The two factions mentioned before, sprang into existence on this memorable...
...much enjoyed by the men. Thursday morning, when it was hoped to see the city, the rain fell in torrents and it was very warm. Several of the men went out and started colds which lasted through the trip. At 3.25 they left Washington for St. Louis, 28 hours ride away. As the country was flat and uninteresting, amusement had to be furnished inside the car and the fellows spent the time reading, scrapping and playing whist and other more lucrative games. In the evening, an entertainment of specialties was given by the fellows. They all gathered...
...central figures of the Saga are Njal and Gunnar, and the chief actions take place at or near their farmsteads situated within a few hours' ride of each other. Hrut and Hauskuld are brothers. Hauskuld's daughter, Hallgertha, "she with the thief's eyes" causes much of the trouble that follows. Hrut at his brother's suggestion marries Unna, daughter of Mord, a famous lawyer, but Hrut's mother lays a spell on him that thwarts his marital happiness...
...tTHE Fair Harvard, John Harvard, and Midnight Ride, 1775, Souvenir Spoons, are for sale only by Freeman & Taylor, 495 Washington St., Boston...