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The Flesh of Different Animals.

Thursday, January 5, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette., Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 22, 1879

A French savant having been called upon to give his views regarding the eating of horseflesh, says: “It is like third rate beef; it cannot be said to have a disagreeable taste, for it has no taste at all. Donkey, on the other hand, is delicious, and infinitely better eating than beef or mutton. This […]

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Waked Up the Wrong Jackass.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

His Apparently Permanent Apathy Misled two Ambitious Dogs. Meadville, Pa., Nov. 5- A fierce duel was fought a day or two ago at the Valionia Distillery between leepy little donkey and two big and furious dogs that had been for days seeking an opportunity to tackle his donkeyship. The donkey was running loose in the […]

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Donkeys Figure In History.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Wednesday, September 7, 1921

Merits of Patient Creatures Have Been Sung by Poets and Depicted by Painters. The “common or garden” donkey is one of the most laughed-at animals, and few of us pause to think what a figure this stubborn but patient creature has made in literature, art, and history. The very first picture the visitor to the […]

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Mary Hickey’s Donkey Falls Into Trouble.

Sunday, September 11, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, October 26, 1916

Mary Hickey’s donkey fell into a manhole near the Lawrance Armour estate in Lake Forest Wednesday and had to stay there for an hour or so before the police came with a derrick. Mary Hickey is the little old woman who “haunted” the house of Prentiss Coonley some time ago.

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The Monkey and the Donkey.

Sunday, September 4, 2011
Published in the Illinois Intelligencer, Vandalia, Illinois on Thursday, February 16, 1826

In one of the Balearic Islands there dwelt a retired general of France, or rather one who was induced to leave his native soil by the revolutionary proceedings in 1790. His fortune was small, his pursuits confined, and his acquaintance limited; he was remarkably fond of animals and had a great faculty in taming them: […]

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