I have very little information about the author of this book: 1000 Dumbbell, Indian Club and Steel Bar Exercises. I came across this whilst hunting for books of interest to me online. The published date though scribbled out appears to be 1903. This is supported by the dates in the advertisement on the inside cover (for Health and Strength Aug 1902), and the advertisement in the back for shot loaded barbells (suggesting it predates such equipment as the Pullum plate loaded barbell which was patented in 1921)