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“Showman may be nation’s youngest”

Original Citizen-Journal clipping about Billy (William H.) Gehrkens, by Pauline Wessa. The original words and photograph are preserved; these controls adjust only how the scan appears.

Original scan

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Original Citizen-Journal newspaper clipping showing nine-year-old Billy Gehrkens riding a horse, with the article alongside the photograph.