Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1918 — GIANT WOULD SERVE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GIANT WOULD SERVE

There isn’t a trench deep enough on the battlefield to conceal all of the eight feet one inch of Bernard Coyne, the twenty-one-year-old giant seen in the photo. Of course young Coyne is not worried, overmuch about it, because he figures there will be no more trench fighting anyway. If he ever gets a wallop at “Jerry,” or if he ever lays eyes on . the kaiser himself, oh, boy! there is going to be a funeral in Germany due to the strength displayed by the youngster. Young Coyne has just registered at Des Moines, la. In the picture are E. D. Van Meter at the left of the giant, and Samuel Wymer of the United States revenue office directly under the outstretched hand. Young Coyne has been growing rapidly for several years. He was over six feet tall when he was eleven years old. His greatest year’s growth was 4% Inches. He added 2% Inches during the past year. Coyne wears No. 23 shoes, and other articles of apparel equally as large.