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Cecelia Stinson's will set aside $200 specifically for the care of her cat, Bunny, while animal charities received other bequests and relatives divided the remaining estate.
El Reno Daily Democrat · Sept. 30, 1926 · p. 4
Open the original newspaper ↗A British Columbia beekeeper planned to send bees across the equator to Australia after the northern summer, attempting to give the same bees two summers — and two honey seasons — in one year.
El Reno Daily Democrat · Sept. 30, 1926 · p. 2
Open the original newspaper ↗The article claimed some people could decide in advance exactly how long to sleep. Its showcase example was an Indian scholar said to have slept for three days and awakened within half a minute of the chosen time.
El Reno Daily Democrat · Sept. 30, 1926 · p. 2
Open the original newspaper ↗Police commissioner M. J. Nolan said St. Thomas had become so quiet after policing reforms that there was almost nothing left for him or his force to do — and he felt embarrassed collecting his salary.
El Reno Daily Democrat · Sept. 30, 1926 · p. 4
Open the original newspaper ↗A farmer recognized a turtle he said he had first seen fifty years earlier. Its shell carried 'NW' and '1815,' reportedly marking an even earlier encounter with the same animal.
The Madison Daily Leader · Sept. 30, 1926
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