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Bearded Lady and Living Skeleton Missing From Circus
Washington cabling by Harmas W Nichols reports Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey have failed to find a bearded lady or a living skeleton for the 1948 season. A press agent notes a shift toward simpler, down-to-earth language and pegs the absence of these freaks as part of a broader change in circus presentation.
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