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THE WORLD FAMOUS SELF-LIBERATOR
HOUDINI,
Presenting the Greatest Performance of his Strenuous Career, liberating himself after being Locked in a
WATER TORTURE CELL
(Houdini's own Invention) whilst Standing on his Head, his Ankles Clamped and Locked above in the centre of the Massive Cover.
A FEAT WHICH BORDERS ON THE SUPERNATURAL
$1,000
HOUDINI offers this sum to any one proving that it is possible to obtain air in the upside-down position in which he releases himself from this
Water Filled Torture Cell.
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