Cucumber weighs twenty three pounds in Pennsylvania claim
A Pennsylvania report claims a cucumber weighing twenty three pounds was raised and names John Kely as the eater. The note also comments on Brigham Young’s daughters and burlesque wig use with a dismissive tone.
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