![The Journal full page on cycling 1896](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8751/28877294632_789a53bba0.jpg)
Image of the full page 40 of The Journal, newly online
This newspaper is described as follows: The New York Journal is an example of "Yellow Journalism," where the newspapers competed for readers through bold headlines, illustrations, and activist journalism. During 1896, the year of the so-called "bicycle craze," I see significant coverage of cycling, although there seems a heavy emphasis on oddities. All the stories on the page are about cycling.
![The Journal page on cycling 1896 - detail, child's tandem](https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8387/28982340005_d82c10d56b.jpg)
A tiny tandem is considered unusual enough to merit a news item
![The Journal page on cycling 1896 - detail, bike with trailer for baby](https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8151/28365661403_e605b2a95f.jpg)
Cyclist with a baby carriage trailer, again considered unusual
![The Journal page on cycling 1896 - detail, child's bike](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8817/28950107096_554f8a303d.jpg)
A three year old cyclist - a very young "scorcher"
Link to full page with text of stories for these illustrations.
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