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Valentino fioraepp, ami my wages were f 4 per month. At the ago of 18 year* I went to Cincinnati, worked for John natch and a gentleman by the name of Vauken Winder* and stayed in Cincinnati two yoars until the cholera broke out Then I came back to Philadelphia and went into the butchering business for myself, and thus I got some money. 1 dealt in stock, horses. I have bought] pi more new show properly and run the largest show—and do this day—than any one man in partnership concern in America, which is acknowledged by all show people such as Avery Smith, .T. J. Nathans, IjCW June, L, B* Ijcnt, HankStebbins, Montgomery Queen, John O'Brien, Frank Hobinson, and others.It is a curious fact and one not hitherto known, that the occupation of Mr, Fore-paugh1# younger days was similar to that of Cardinal Woolsey. Mr. Forepaugh sold horses to the government during the war, while barn uni was mnning his museum in New York, He is worth 12,000,000, and is a Democrat, although is not much of a politician. He is bluff in manner and has many friends. He manages the show in connection with Adam, Jr., who is one of the two great elephant trainer? in America, The other is Aixlingstall, Barnum's trainer.
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Brewster Standard
Brewster, New York, US
Fri, Feb 26, 1886
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