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Show I CLAIMS LONGEST BEARD IN WORLD BRIGHTON. Mich.. May 4. The long whiskered championship of the world in claimed by John J. Tanner, for more than half a century a resident of this village. His beard measures exactly nine feet from chin to Hp. ordinarily Mr Tanner Tan-ner controls It by thrusting the end inside the band of his trousers More than BO years ago, when Mr. Tanner's beard was only two or three feet in length, he decided to seek the championship To this end he braided braid-ed his beard and tucked it Inside his vest The whiskers soon attained proportions pro-portions making the braiding lmprac-Ter lmprac-Ter years ago Mr. Tannr's heard was six feet long. Five years ago two feet more had been added and now it niL-asuros nine. The owner hopes to attain a growth of 12 feet. |