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Original Text:
EXERCICES DE L'HERCULE PRUSSIEN
- Le lèvra-t-il? ne le lèvra-t-il pas?
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RENOUVELÉ DE LA FOIRE AU PAIN D'ÉPICES.
Mr. De Bismarck dit L'HERCULE PRUSSIEN se donnant un tour de Rhin.

Translation:
LABOUTS OF THE PRUSSIAN HERCULES.
Will he or won't he be able to lift it up?
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New edition of the gingerbread fair.
Mr. de Bismarck, also known as the Prussian Hercules, goes on a trip on the Rhine / is twisting his back (play of words. See explanation).