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Mr. Foster

A showman who exhibited a fake mermaid.

minor

Also known as Foster

First appearance: iv

Mr. Foster shows up with force in Spiritualist Humbugs Waking Up. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Anonymous letter suggests Foster is a humbug; Barnum suspects Foster wrote it himself.
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