The Biggest Man.
Edward Beaoprc, who claims In lie tlm biggest uiii.il ill tillu world, was our of the sights 011 the liroadwiiy in Yuikafcw months ago. litMupix* dor-.-; not enjov ii h unique distinction. Jieing ] i*irn 11 v wealthy and refined, ho is not a sid.show sight. He stands 8 feet SI indies in hcighi, and weighs 308 [lonnds. When burn lie wis of 11 normal size, batat the » s c of lhau hit began to ({row with rcmntkaMe lln was G feet I iiirli-s wiien nine \e::is oid. Now it hikes I,'J yurds of ciolli to make iiini a suit of ciothes. He lias two brothers and four sisters, none of wlioift arc remarkable for size_ except one ol the boys, aged nine, who is o feot 8 inches, and growing at a ralo at which he will soon catch uii to his bi" brother.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8055, 23 February 1906, Page 4
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147The Biggest Man. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8055, 23 February 1906, Page 4
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