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Bedtime Pencil Pictures Bowie Knife Act
Herbert Smith the bowie knife thrower performed with his elderly wife who stood in front of a board as knives flew from 20 feet away. The board became full of knives yet she escaped unharmed. In Tono pah Nevada the audience stayed quiet until a spectator cried out at the 30th throw. A mother scolded a girl for pulling Elsie’s hair, the girl replying it was her own idea to kick shins.
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Herbert Smith
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