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With two boys and a bicycle, Ocean Park has the best tooth-pulling tale.
This marks the beginning of what may be the most hilarious cycling story ever, which appeared in The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) newspaper on November 25, 1912! Do you think I’m being dramatic? Continue reading.
When nine-year-old Roy Fosdick confided in his playmate about his pains, numerous devices were suggested to help him. The final version of this proposal called for John Tower to bring his bicycle, tie a string to it, and attach the tooth to it. Roy would brace himself as Tower rode off quickly, and the tooth would emerge.
Everything was prepared. The boy got on his bike and rode off. In that moment, Roy’s nerves gave out. He followed the bicycle. The cyclist went more quickly. It turned into a competition. Roy finally got close enough to seize the machine with unrestrained abandon. The two boys and the bicycle ended up in a heap as a result, and the children were hurt in various ways, from John’s ankle being dislocated to Roy’s skull being sliced.
Because, well, this is hilarious, this article was picked up by other newspapers nationwide after it first appeared in the Los Angeles Examiner.
Here’s another amusing bicycle history tale from a 1954 newspaper on this date.
: Police Captain Gordon Kern examined a few bicycles that kids had brought to the main office for a license. One bike had dents in the fender that looked familiar, so Kern looked up the serial number. After being stolen from his own son, the bicycle was sold to another boy for $6.
Ironwood, Michigan’s Ironwood Daily Globe
It sounds like an episode of The Andy Griffith Show was influenced by this one. As a result, Opie—and possibly Barney—learned an important lesson.
