Snide Showman Describes Fat Women Scam
A New York reporter confronts a showman about how fat women are produced for the stage. The talk centers on a German doctor inflating limbs with soda water via injections and pumps, creating the first “fat woman” Belle Clamp Hon, with others following as demand rises.
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