3 Dots in Corner Of Day Box in Month View

When in the month view of iCal several days of every month have 3 periods/dots in the upper left hand corner of the day box that can't be deleted. Ever see this and can they be erased.
Thanks

My problem is related, and I would like to display these. Is there an override? There seems to be at least 1/2 of each daily box empty.
ical: show all-day events on monthly view?
I use iCal to track rentals in a couple of vacation apartments I manage. I have separate calendars for each, and more for personal items, etc., and a typical event would cover 7 days as an all-day event. When I checkmark 4 calendars, only 3 events will show up in the monthly view, the other(s) being designated as 3 dashes instead of the info (---). Is there a way to override this so I can quickly see what is booked for an entire month? Switching back and forth to weekly view doesn't cut it, when I need to answer availability questions quickly.

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