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GIRLS RIDING
BICYCLES AS'
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Twin-Wheeled Vehicle Becom
ing Very Popular Again,
According to Omaha
" Dealer." v '
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" What with lheSigh cost of street
car fares, shoeyeather and one thing
and another, ' bicycles "are again
coming into their own, Omaha deal
ers say. This in spite of Douglas
county hills and' newspaper reports
that bricklayers, plumbers and other
artisans were using taxicabs to .come
and v from work. ,V - - r
Bi'.cles of ancient' vintage are
being -dragged 'from' idnocuoifs
desuetude, overhauled and once more
launched, in the streets in the effort
to whip the high cost of living.
Young ladies threaten to take" them
up-and out as a fad and 'as a cheap
and simple means of locomotion anT
of nromptirtg health and graceful
curves. The return df tlje bicycle is
evidenced in increasing sales. -
Sale On Inease. .v
"We find bicycle .sates rapidly in
creasing," says Victor H. Roos. the
local Harley-Davidson distribwer.
. ' "In the heyday of the bicycle-
some 15 years. ago it was con
sidered a common thing to pay as
much as $150 for a bicycle tar in
ferior to those which now sell for'
about a fourth of that price. The
time is fast returning when peiple,
both young and old, will return to
the bicycle as the most, exhilarating
sport and the best means of beating
the H. C. L."
. Old Machine, to Fix.
', A bicycte'of -the vintage of 76 was
received by Mr. Koostor repair the
other' day. The owner explained
that he had bought it many years
ago tor $150 at what was then con
sidered even a low price.
'l realizedthen, said Mr. Roos,
"that bicycles have not advanced in
jirice as much as J hid thought they
Divorces Inwove 'Morals
in Opinion of Clergyman
Bridgeport, conn.,; May 1. Di
vorce1 cases tend to a higher stand
ard of morals and tKere is rrallvnn
need to look'" with horror on their
increasing ri'umber, ' according to
Rev. Arnold Keller of New Haven,
who read a papef;on divorce at the
final session of the Connecticut con
ference of Lutheran churches here.
'Thousands ofpeople' are living
together in an unhappy 1 state of
marriage," he said. "They'- have
withdrawn thrir invm fnr mm -in-
Other, and because the highest, mo-
uveor living together that is.
are living in actual adultery."
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Bicy cle Week
Every bicycle Should be a g6od bicycle. A good
bicycle will lower the cost of living. ' z
See the IMDiXN, HUDSON and DE iluXE Bicycles
at , (Our Store! Before You Choose Your Mount
Omaha Bicycle Co.
. SAM, THE INDIAN MAN, Prop.
, Retailers of Good BicrcU.
, ' I6t,h and Chicago Streets
"Sam Place' Your Daddy Bought HU Bike"
Briggsv
.Stratton
Motor.
Wheel,
2 H. P.
$100
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BICYCLE 1
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; May 1st. to 8th. 'JfJfM : II
tB& Jb5w2cH mjLik Haveyu e?er thought. wherf' eSrHi II II
- I A u Ay'sfTB a Bcycle can n&anfto you
r-Hl I !otf-' jfjT .t In riding for pleasure ? It is one of the ytCD I II
111 1 , i:jfVr tS ItBiSiwfft Q most healthful forms of exercise. Ride a II II
UB A'mfrilT'!r kkmi " j Bicycle to work and save time and money, -l II 1 11
l!yL 1 fs:jtjtt,-i'' -J&i!!l A Bicycle is the best present of all. Women f JJ
xnJc VitoJ:x?2i2jr i find cycling the mostr pleasant viay to keep
' ' ",far?""' " E eaiy' naPPy m strong. Ofi II II
o see your dealer's new'itock of latest models. MaylsttoSth IpQiJ II II '
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ICYCLE
' We Carry the Old Reliable
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' AVith the Fuber Hanger ' il'tli.
Price $45,00 and Up -
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American Bicycle
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The National
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Tyler 955 t
111 So. 15th St
OMAHA
Be Sure
It's a
. Cycling
opens the
road to
perfect health.
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Watch for te Announcement of the
Opening of the
Largest Cycle Store
in Omaha
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2043-2045 FARNAM STREET
; BLACK PEAUT. BICYCLES '
ACE MOTORCYCLES
Hayerford Cycle Co.
Harley-
Davidson
Bicycle is a little brother to the
famous Harley-Davichon Motor
Cycle ' '
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THE WORLD'S CHAMPION
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"The Cycle Man"
Largest Cycle House in the Middle West
2701-03-05-07 Leavenworth Street
The Reading Bicycle
Store of Omaha
Invites You to Select Your Bicycle Fjrom
Its Most Complete Stock
We feature
Columbia and Excelsior Bicycles
COLUMBIA The first bicycle made in America. Over 40
years on the market and still the finest of them all.
EXCELSIOR Made by the manufacturers of the famous Ex
celsior motorcycle. The most popular .bicycle sold in Omaha.
SOME POINTERS ON SELECTING YOUR BICYCLE
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1. We specialize on quality bicycles. Every wheel we sell is
fully guaranteed. ' . ,
2. Our prices are the most reasonable of any cycle store in the'
middle west We can save you money on your bicycle or
bicycle supplies. ,'
3. We are centrally located on Sixteenth, near Jones street This
assures you of ease in selecting your bicycle fcnd prompt serv-
ice after you get it.
Excelsior and Henderson Motorcycles
For the particular rider, who wants the best in motorcycles, we
offer the Excelsior Twin and the Henderson Four-Cylinder. Each
represents in its class the height of motorcycle perfection. Come
and look them over.
Nebraska Motorcycle & Bicycle Co.
624 South 16th, Omaha, Neb. Phone Tyler 2987.
Two Doors North of Hotel Castle. ;
Parts and supplies for all motorcycles and bicycles. Mail orders
' filled promptly. Bicycle catalogs mailed on request to out-of-town
customers. v
Exctiisive Agents Cleveland Lightweight Motorcycles
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