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The 10 Stone Champion Weight-lifter and the Barbell Designing
It is a debate on who is the 10 stone champion weightlifter and the second article detailing the designing of barbells for competitions
The F. Meredith Clease Culture..of Bodily Perfection
It describes a timeline of Clease's life and how he began his work in physical culture
Young Boys doing Physical Culture, with Statistics
Pupils at Exercise and competeing in weightlifting competitions, photo included
A Photo of Major Hamilton
Major Hamilton, photo of him flexing his arm for the camera
A Small Article of Strongman Health Critiques
This piece professes the unhealthy and deadliness of becoming a strongman, through the example of famed Sandow's death, and advertising against physical culture
Letter to the Editor From C.W. Healy about Physical Culture in Australia
Healy describes the physical culture of Austrailia, including a photo of him posing to display his biceps and chest physique
The Wonder-Bell Company's Lettter to Ottley R. Coulter
The company is trying to sell Mr. Coulter the Complete Wonder-Ball System, a physical culture training course
John Everett Bulletin of Quotes from "A Mighty Physique"
The bulletin advertises John Everett's "A Mighty Physique" through various quotes from his physical culture book
Physical Culture in 1852: An Interesting Letter to the Editor
W. Bailey describes the feats of some weightlifters and statistics are given, focusing on a Mr. Harrison
The Method That Made All Strong Men Strong
Incomplete but detailed instruction and guide for the start of Physical Culture Training