The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-05-29
GREAT INTER-OCEAN SHOW.
Admission Oniy so Cents,

We call attention TO the advertisement of the
Inter. Ocean show and menagcrie, which will eX-
hbt in Ottawa Thursday, June 3. The manage
ment assures us that this is one of the finest
shows ever in the west. viii give three exhibit
tlons-lnorning, afternoon and evening. Admis-
sion to circus and mcuagcrie only 30 cents.
We give below something Of what the man
agement promise to give the public for their
money:
Having from the commencement of the orga-
nizatiOn Of our twelve tirst.claos shows in one
been actuatcd by one impulse viz; To bring
together and exhibit, for fifty cents admission TO
all, the largest railway show ON earth, We feel
justified in making the extraordinary assertion
that never before in the history Of amuscmeuts
in this country was there grander enterprise
inauguratcd or larger, more novel, unique or
meritorious series Of arenic amphIthcatrical and
equestrian entertainments offered To the Amer-
can public. Now that We have consolidated with
Bstchcllcr X Doris and l., b. Lent, of New York
the show is Of course all the more attractive and
interesting.
''In view Of what We lave accomplished, no.
body can be more surprised than We our
selves We hereby make the declaration, which
is backed by tangible capital of u million dol.
lars, which is freely offered as challenge, that
no show, however grandiloquent its annunCia-
tons, has now, or ever has had, better exhibit
tOn better artists, or more attractive entertain.
mcnts, for which double the price is asked,
1--WE have a grand street pageant; the finest
most expensive electric light, driven by power
generated by one OF Clhpp ~ Jones magnificent
ly finished thirty five horse power steam engines
the largest and smallest eli. plants in captivity
the only fac Sniic Of Cleopatras Needle: the only
Zulu war relics; the only school Of compare tive
ethnology; the only Nordensk jOds arctic curios-
titles; the only Fiji Cannbas, the only Digger In
dams, Uncompahgrc Utes and civilized Chey-
cnnes; the only white elephant; the only ANA
Zulu assigais; the only five frstclass clowns the
largest group Of sea lions seals and sea mon
sters; the only female rider earth that ever
performed somersault on the back of swift
running horse; the largest and most magnificent
representative specimens of wild animals from
all parts Of the earth; the only complete aviary;
the only perfect department of zoology and or
anthology, the only Oriental circus and Egyptian
caravan; the Psychological and prostatc exposi-
ton; the only anthropophagi;t the only white baby
elephant; the only Egyptian boyolapus; the only
monkey trapeZists; the best trained elephants;
the only Zulu kaffres; the only Courtsey- Han.
Ian Chautaqua shell; the only Romeo Sebastian
aud twenty other irst-class equestrian stars; the
only Mollc Brown, Alta Hallett, jeanette Ber-
deau, Josie st. Leon, Hippoamia, Carlotta Ne.
Vile and Madame Brown; the only polytechnic
institute; the only veritable travelling Worlds
Fair; the only Siegrist children; the only exceed
ingly funny, grotesQue Mardi Gras figures; the
only allegorical tableau cars the only three first
class bands OF music; In fine, the only Great In
ter Ocean, the Largest Railway Show on Earth.
ana all exhibited for the trlfling sum Of fifty
cents.