Dr. Otis G. Button struggled to hold a very active seven-week-old lioness cub named "Alice" as she growled and pawed savagely at a pan holding a mixture of milk and meat. "Alice" had been delivered to the Button Veterinary Hospital, 2909 So. M St., on September 29, 1942 for a complete "physical" as the park board was making arrangements to purchase the cub. Her bad behavior was blamed on the meat as it was her first exposure to red meat. The veterinary hospital was operated by Otis and Reuben Button, both veterinarians. (T. Times 9/30/1942, pg. 1)

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Cropped view of Dr. Otis G. Button and baby lioness "Alice." Seven-week-old Alice was having a checkup at the Button Veterinary Hospital, 2909 South "M" St., on September 29, 1942, prior to her purchase by the Metropolitan Park District. Her grumpy demeanor there was blamed on the pan full of meat-and-milk mixture as the cub had never had red meat before. See D13485, image 3 for full view of Alice and Dr. Button.

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