The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-12
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EtaiS3SI ON s.SistIh5lH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
i Special announcement. Ladies' and
4 Gentlemen: AT the close of the big
show the greatest collection Of living
i.curiosities ever gotten together viii
Ibe open to view in the small tent
near the main entrance. Don't miss
i this marvellous attraction which is
! planned especially to amuse the wo.
men and children.s After years of un-
i firing research Mr.. Fakem has Sc.
cured, at great expense, the services
| of these wonderful living freaks ant,
human phenomena. and with great
pleasure we are enabled to make this
announcement extraordinary. For
| the small sum of ten cents, or a dime,
you will be admitted to the greatest
side show the world has ever seen!
Our men will now pass among you for
the purpose OF distributing tickets
| with as little confusion as possible!t
Avoid the crowd at the gate and Sc
cure your tickets now! Remember, la
| dies and gentlemen, only limited
number can be accommodated in the
small tent. and the performance will
begin Immediately after the close Of
Zig ptS SoIle- one. COu1S Ill,
that you may tell your friends what
you have seen!
Step this way, ladies and gentle
men. and I will ask you to look at one
of the most marvellous freaks now on
exhibition. Madame Frozenface was
born in Butler county. Pa, in 1852.
She is the one and only woman in
the world who has ever been satisfied
with her own photograph. She is the
only living specimen who sees her
self as others see her, and she is
pleased to tell us that she rarely has
occasion to use the mirror. lmpos-
sible as 1t may seem there is nothing
in the appearance of Madame Frozen
face to deceive you. She has never
been addicted to cosmetics, and her
face and figure are to-day just as ma
ture has given them TO her. Photo
graphs of Madame F'rozenface may
be- had for the nominal fee Of fifty
cents.
attention is called to Cyrus Cornpipe,j
the only living creature that was not
affected by the recent slump in |
stocks! Cyrus is a native of Muggins
where he has resided since
1881. In 1900 he took trip to New
York and was shown the various
points of interest. While walking in
Wall street he experienced mild at
tack of speculative fever but before
he could reach his brokers' office he I
was relieved of his carpet bag con-
tanning what little money he had |
saved, and SO he was obliged to take
the first train back to Muggins Dur
ing his sojourn in the metropolis
Cyrus was strongly inclined to sell /
stocks. but, to use his own words, he
didn't have any of the gol-darned stuff /
to SELL. and SO we are enabled to ex-
hibit this wonderful curiosity He is
a farmer by trade and is fortunate in
being able to produce his meager re-
quirements, thus keeping him out of
the market.
Before taking up. the rarest Of all
we would request that the
audience refrain from loud talk while
the show is in progress. Your at
-ention is now called to the only hon
est politician living to-day, Elias Graf
.er. At the far end of the canvas, la
lies and gentlemen! this marvellous
'reak, for whose services Mr.. Fakem +
vas obliged to pay the enormous sum
II $4,000, will be on exhibition but
wo days only! Elias CRATER is the
son of an early Tammany Hall leader, I
out until unearthed by Mr.. Fakem !
most of his life had been spent in OBJ
curfty. He entered politics at a time ,
when bribery and extortion were (
but has never been known
o have made way with one penny of (
he public's money. lie has never,
eld office, which is indeed fortunate, ]
When we consider the temptations
hat beset the average politician; and !
o Elias has maintained the highest {
tandard of honesty and straight deal t
ne. Before passing on, let us say
hat photographs, of Mr.. CRATER may a
G bought at the regular price, a
This way, everybody! We have a
ow before us Moses Thunder, a mar C
elous specimen. who, for period of t.
en- years, occupied the position Of