Colson T. Turnpenny

(With associates Horace Leffet & W.P. Wenlock)

Presents!

MORE eye-popping FASCINATIONS &

Gasp-inducing INVIGORATIONS!

From…

TURNPENNY’S TOURING TROUPE OF ODDITIES!!!

INCLUDING…

Miriam Kelp- The Triple-Eyed Wonder!!!

With the UNCANNY ABILITY of PROPHECY!

MARVEL at her SOOTHSAYING skills! STARE at her 3RD, MAGICAL EYE!

But NOT TOO LONG for FEAR of HYPNOTISM!

The Enormo Twins!!!"

TWICE the SIZE of ORDINARY TWINS!

They can BEND IRON BARS with their EYE LIDS and BREAK BRICKS with their TEETH!

But NO PHOTOGRAPHY! BRIGHT LIGHTS send them into a RAGE!!!

William Gimbell - ‘His Hat’s a Thimble’!!!

The SIXTH SMALLEST MAN in ENGLAND!*

He can FIT in your POCKET and STEAL your UNDER THINGS!

His HOUSE is a TEA POT! A PEA is a TWO-COURSE MEAL!

Jasper Eely the BIG-HEADED PHENOMENON!!!

His SKULL is so HUGE you can HEAR his BRAIN RATTLE!

ONE of his THOUGHTS is worth TEN of YOURS!

A dog that looks vaguely like a roast chicken.

TWO PENNIES ENTRY!

HAVE a PHYSICIAN check your HEART before making a COMMITMENT!

*At Time of Printing.

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Colson T Turnpenny

(And associate Horace Leffet)

Presents!

AN AMAZEMENT OF WONDER & UGLINESS IN TANGIBLE TABLEAU!

The First Aquatic Horror — Half Boy, Half Penguin!

From the Oceans off Acapulco comes Pepe the Penguin Boy — raised on fish eyes and blubber. Guaranteed to cause women to faint & gentlemen to nose their handkerchiefs!

Wucks the Mindless Depravity

‘The Idiot without a Brain’ will bash drums and moan! Be advised to stay clear of the bars. Smelling salts available at entrance!

Eely, the Kid with The Big Head!

‘There’s nothing that won’t fit into his maw!’

A dead dog bent in the shape of an English bun!

Hungry for blood is Tyler the American Hound. Imagine his colonial lust for flesh!

A picture of a singing clam.

Just one penny!

Be advised — these exhibits are kept in check only by a piccolo!

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Paradise Square, Five Points, NY

COLSON T. TURNPENNY!

That Young Prince of Showmen…

Presents!

A Parade of Oddities!!!

An Entertainment Like No Other!

Exhibits That Will Leave You

Breathless, Excited, & Nauseous!

A DEAD DOG IN MYSTERIOUS TABLEAU!!!

Featuring

TYLER — A Dog Devoid of Life!

(With Incredible Popping Eyes!)

Meditate on the Meaning of Life While Tyler Stares Back!

The Charioteering BLACK BEETLES of BROAD STREET!!!

The Thrill of the Roman Conquest Brought to Life in Authentic Detail!

BUT WITH BEETLES!

(& Marvel as My Grasshopper Emporer with Withered Hobo Thumb Attachment Gives Terrifying Verdict!!!)

A PIGEON WITH NO MEANS TO STAND UP!

An Eccentric Display From this Noble Manhattan Bird!

PAY MORE TO SEE A BOY EAT A RAT!

HURRY!!!

Before the Bird Goes the Way of the Dog!

Private Viewings Available in Advance.

Children Under 5 FREE! Adults 1 bit! Medical Checks for the Elderly!

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When it’s time to shut the house down for the winter,

And exotic climes beckon,

Make sure YOUR follicles NEVER suffer…

With Gremman’s VITAL Gentleman’s Travelling Paraphernalia!

From our Steel-toothed Moustache Combs for encounters with the Native (for he admires an English moustache above all else!)

Hairnets in the Venetian Style (for instant early morning action!)

Ivory Handled Nose clippers (so eye contact with the foreigner will always be established!)

And our Stout Ear Waxer (to avoid embarrassing ear cupping when faced with the cannibal!)

Make sure YOU’RE prepared and pampered at the same time!

THIS MONTH— Gremman’s Whale Blubber Pommade is HALF PRICE with a FREE pair of Eyebrow Tweezers to make certain that bushiness is kept in check!

Gremman’s — For Hair TODAY, that’s VITAL tomorrow!

COLSON T. TURNPENNY!

The Master of Untold Oddities!

(& associate Horace Leffett)

Presents an Exhibition of FREAKISH WONDERMENTS as yet UNSEEN by the average New Yorker!

The Eely Kid!

A head the size of a watermelon and hands like a mole! Marvel at his inability to look you straight in the eye! For a nickel watch him dig a hole!

Leticia The Woman with the Hypnotic Face!

She will cause you to spit out your pumpkin seeds with a visage like no other. Cream will sour cream, flowers will wilt - GUARANTEED!

Chicken Teeth and Duck Ears! Foul with human attributes!

Drungo, the Man with Backwards Eyes!

He can see into his own brain!

A dead dog bent into the shape of a pretzel!

Have a Tuesday Afternoon like NO OTHER!

Bring a stick to poke at the exhibits.

Just one bit to see it all!