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Needles, Knives, Buckles FARMER’S STRANGE MANIA (Received June 9. 10.30 p.m.) London, June 9. An inquest at Cheshire revealed 407 ■articles in a local farmer’s stomach. His family had no suspicions that he was swallowing things until an operation was undertaken on Tuesddy. The articles found Inside him Included 200 nails. 43 gramophoneneedles, six teaspoons, six brace buckles, some money, three door keys, a live revolver bullet, three penknives, ten safety pins, six bolts, a buttonhook, a motor-car tire-valve, four studs, nine screws, and seven curtain rings. The evidence showed that the man had delusions that his stomach was too smooth. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 218, 10 June 1933, Page 11
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