Eggs and Marrowbones (can make your old man blind)
there's one about feigned deafness, "madam, I can't hear you"
To the begging I will go
Injuries from war - Mrs McGrath, Johnny I hardly knew ye

as an aside, I've been wondering about the positive view of Barnum freak show as portrayed in the film "The Greatest Showman" and whether it has a grounding in fact?