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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1666, 3 February 1904, Page 37 (Supplement)

Miss Annie Oxley, o ,c Sheffield, who has been selected to represent perfect English womanhood at the forthcoming beauty contest in New York. Her measurements are: Height sft 4£:n, weight 1261 b, neck 12|in, b ceps lOfin, forearm 9£in, calf 14in, bust 33fin, and waist 24£in.

FELIX TANNER, the fasting man, avlio has just commenced a twenty-one days’ fast in Wanganui, with a view of raising funds to build Tanner’s Ark No. 2. The whole of the medical profession of Whmganui have taken an interest in Tanner’s effort, ana visited him from time to time during his fast, and testify to the bona fide nature of his feat from a physical endurance point of view. Before commencing Tanner was examined by Dr Fenwick, of Wanganui when weight and measurements were taken. During the first thirty-six hours Tanner lost 41b in weight, being the greatest loss he has had in the same time in previous fasts. Newham and Brady, Photo