Look out for young Hillard the Mitcham Giant : 16 years of age & weighing 30-st. 4-lbs. ; the biggest boy in the world will be shown daily by his own mother : private parties attended daily : admission, 1d.

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Look out for young Hillard the Mitcham Giant : 16 years of age & weighing 30-st. 4-lbs. ; the biggest boy in the world will be shown daily by his own mother : private parties attended daily : admission, 1d.