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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1878
Page
4
A druggist in North Clifton maintains a two story glass box with snakes and fish. The male and female rattlesnakes coordinate to ambush a blackbird in the cage while a nearby grouse watches. The experiment mirrors their feeding method and offers observations on prey capture behavior.
The Felatah women in Central Africa wrap fingers and toes in henna to achieve purple skin, stain teeth blue yellow and purple, and color hair with indigo. They wear heavy jewelry and bore holes in their bodies for cheek studs. Eskimos near Mackenzie River also practice facial cheek studs, while some men share the ornamentation.
The Liverpool Mail reports a strange event where silkworms in M Gari baldi’s Cremona factory produced silk ribbons instead of cocoons. Investigations reveal a similar case in Alexandria in 1833 at Dr Gilo’s silk factory where worms produced long ribbons, some preserved in Turin’s Natural History Museum.
An account details a secret duel in May in Delaware between Mr Bennett and Mr May. Both used pistols, Bennett’s finely made and May’s older guns, the shot misfired for Bennett then he fired to mercy after May had not shot. The doctor’s account notes Bennett’s bravery and restraint. The piece also comments on penguins and expedition notes from Sir James Ross.
A legal question arises whether a man with a rifled pocket can be said to carry a concealed weapon. The ruling examines concealed carry definitions and applicable statutes.
A Moscow professor is seized after a letter containing the phrase the reign of the cucumber has come with us is deemed a potential plot against the state. Police detain and transfer him to St. Petersburg where he endures weeks of questioning before revealing a Moscow exam preparation custom.
A brief, odd local item reports Bill Joseph, a well known grain buyer from Ackley, losing nearly all his hair in a sudden transformation. He reportedly returned home in Delaware with a shocked appearance, gazing in a towel as he recovered from the visible change.
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