Five rounds. Two strange stories each. Only one made the paper. Choose, then see the proof.
A bowling horse, an animal hypnotist, and a pig with paperwork.
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The five historical items from this edition, with their newspaper proof. Play first if you want to guess.
Melody Lady kicked a ball down a San Francisco bowling alley and scored 62, including two spares. The newspaper photograph showed the horse with trainer Frances Du Bay, who planned to add bowling to its regular act. A useful teammate, provided the alley allowed hooves.
Buffalo Evening News · 1952-09-19
Open the original newspaper ↗A garage accident splashed burning alcohol onto Los Angeles gardener M. R. Rego. His dog tore away the flaming clothing. The front-page report said Rego suffered serious burns but was expected to recover, and credited the dog with probably saving him.
Pasadena Star-News · 1927-05-12 · p. 1
Open the original newspaper ↗John Mand stood inside a lion’s enclosure and attempted to hypnotize Numa, a lion at California’s Gay lion farm. The photograph’s caption described his experiments with hypnotic influence on animals. It records an attempt, not proof that the lion fell under his spell.
Springfield Evening Union · 1929-04-05
Open the original newspaper ↗South Dakota legislators received a proposal from the National Association for the Improvement of the Appearance of Hogs. It called for uniform, artistic markings and more marketable bristles. Noise and odor would apparently be tackled later. The paper reported the proposal; no resulting law is established.
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Daily Argus-Leader · 1925-01-05
Open the original newspaper ↗Waterhole Ike’s owner wanted to put the pig’s earnings into a savings account. The bank needed a Social Security number, so Mark Cowley applied for one in Ike’s name. The Associated Press report described the resulting card and the unlikely account holder.
Anderson Independent · 1978-03-13
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