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Even "fashionable ladies" ride bikes: From the archives in 1917

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Summary
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56% Informative

The Calgary Daily Herald featured ads and articles touting the health and financial benefits of cycling in 1917 .

Police told the Herald that they believed there were 4,000 bikes in the city that year , and 3,600 of those were unlicensed.

The article is one of several highlighted by former Herald researcher Norma Marr who compiled a series of archive stories.

VR Score

64

Informative language

68

Neutral language

5

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources