HUMAN OSTRICH
CHESHIRE FARMER'S DIET,
MANIA TO SWALLOW METAU
LONDON, June 9. An inquest at Cheshire revealed 49Tj article* in ft local farmer's stomach. His family had no suspicions that hft was swallowing things until an opera" tion was undertaken on Tuesday. The articles found inside him in*, eluded 200 nails, 43 gramophoneneedles, six teaspoons, six brac«i buckles, some money, three door keys* a live revolver bullet, three penknives, ten safety pins, six bolts, a button-hook* a motor-car tire-valve, four studs, nint screws, and seven curtain rings. The evidence showed that the matt had delusions that his stomach was ton smooth. . A verdict of death by misadventure was returned.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 135, 10 June 1933, Page 13
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109HUMAN OSTRICH Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 135, 10 June 1933, Page 13
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