1 CENT; 





IS ALL IT WILL COST YOU 



to write for our big FREE BICrCL£ catalogue 

 showing the most complete line of high-grade 

 BICYCLES, TIKES and SUNDRIES at PRICES 

 BELOW any other manufacturer or dealer in the world. 



DO NOT BUT A BicrcLE irzrPct 



or on a«_y kind of terms, until you have received our complete Free Cata- 

 logues lUustratmg and describing every kind of high-grade and low-grade 

 bicycles, old patterns and latest models, and learn of our remarkable LOW 

 PRICES and wonderful new offers made possible by selling from factory 

 direct to rider with no middlemen's profits. 



VIE SHIP ON APPROVAL without a cent deposit. Pay the Freight and 

 all®w 10 Days Free Trial and make other liberal terras which no other 

 house in the world will do. You will learn everything and get much valu- 

 able information by simply writing us a postal. 



We need a Rldei* Agent in every town and can offer an opportunity 

 to make money to suitable young men who apply at once. 



$8.50 PUNCTURE-PROOF TIRES P." kl 



4; 



Regular Price t 



$8m50 per pair. * 

 To Introduce 

 We Will Sell 

 You a Sample 

 Pair for Only 



Notice the thick rubber tread 

 "A" and pnncture strips "B" 

 and "D," also rim strip "H" 

 to prevent rim cutting. This 

 tire will outlast any other 

 make— SOFT, ELASTIC and 

 EASY RIDING. 



NAILS. TACKS 



OR GLASS 



WON'T LET 



OUT THE AIR 



(cash with order $4.55) 



NO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES. 

 Result of 15 years experience in tire 

 making. No danger from THORNS. CAC- 

 TUS. PINS. NAILS. TACKS or GLASS. 



Serious punctures, like intentional knife cuts, can 

 be vulcanized like any other tire. 



Two Hundred Thousand pairs now in actual use. Over 

 Seventy-five Thousand pairs sold last year. 



DESORIPTIOM e Made in all sizes. It is lively and easy riding, very durable and lined inside 

 with a special quality of rubber, which never becomes porous and which closes up small punctures 

 without allowing the air to escape. We have hundreds of letters from satisfied customers stating 

 that their tires have only been pumped up once or twice in a whole season. They weigh no more than 

 an ordinary tire, the puncture resisting equalities being given by several layers of thin, specially 

 prepared fabric on the tread. That "Holding Back" sensation commonly felt when riding on asphalt 

 or soft roads is overcome by the patent "Basket Weave" tread which prevents all air from being 

 squeezed out between the tire and the road thus overcoming all suction. The regular price of these 

 tires is $8.50 per pair, but for advertising purposes we are making a special factory price to the ridei 

 of only $4.80 per pair. All orders shipped same day letter is received! We ship C.O.D. on approval. 

 You do not pay a cent until you have examined and found them strictly as represented. 



We will allow a cash discount of 5 per cent (thereby making the price $4.55 per pair) if you send 

 FULL CASH WITH ORDER and enclose this advertisement. We will also send one nickel 

 plated brass hand pump and two Sampson metal puncture closers on full paid orders (these metal 

 puncture closers to be used in case of intentional knife cuts or heavy gashes). Tires to be returned 

 at OUR expense if for any reason they are not satisfactory on examination. 



We are perfectly reliable and money sent to us is as safe as in a bank. Ask your Postmaster. 

 Banker, Express or Freight Agent or the Editor of this paper about us. If you order a pair of 

 these tires, you will find that they will ride easier, run faster, wear better, last longer and look 

 finer than any tire you have ever used or seen at any price. We know that you will be so well pleased 

 that when you want a bicycle you will give us your order. We want you to send us a small trial 

 order at once, hence this remarkable tire offer. 



g%t%M OTC'D nPIk jy^O huilt-up-wheels, saddles, pedals, parts and repairs, and 

 %0Vf*^ m C«'On#lffmCO^ everything in the bicycle line are sold by us at half the usual 

 prices charged by dealers and repair men. Write for our big SUNDRY catalogue. 

 nn Min'F U/AIT" ^"^ wnte us a postal today. DO NOT THINK OF BUYING a 

 ■**/ fW# WwMIM bicycle or a pair of tires from anyone until you know the new and 

 wonderful offers we are making. It only costs a postal to learn everything. Write it NOW. 



MEAD CYCLE COMPANY, Dept. "JL" CHICAGO, ILL 



