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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, January 4, 1879

A large ape, which was chained to a tree in the grounds of one of the Esterhazy family, lately descended on the countess while she was driving, and tore her dress and arm. Her husband arrived in time to shoot the beast before serious harm was done.

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Gorilla Kills Bulldog

Friday, November 3, 2017
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 4, 1911

Fight Between Animals Witnessed By many New Iberis “Sports.” New Orleans. Feb. 4.-Almost the entire population of new Iberia, assembled to witness an advertised battle between a gorilla and an English Bulldog. The gorilla won in a little over 2 minutes, and much betting was indulged in on the outcome of the fight. A pen […]

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An Eccentric Nobleman.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, January 22, 1881

One of the wealthiest and most eccentric nobleman in Europe, Prince Joseph Sulkowski, Duke of Bielitz, arrived at Copenhagen a few days ago, on his way to Norway, where he proposes to spend the winter in bear hunting. He was accompanied by a numerous suite, consisting of a highly salaried lady companion, a maitre de […]

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Gorrilla.

Sunday, May 22, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, October 5, 1867

Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois, on 10/05/1867.      Mr. Barnum, of the N. Y. Museum, who has caged in his lecture-room, [which is Connecticut for theatre] most of the respectably bad actors in the country, has purchased a gorrilla at a reputed expense of $8,000, [in reality, probably about $800.] The Chicago Post […]

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Neatness Of Dumb Brutes.

Friday, April 30, 2010
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, October 9, 1903

Published in The Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on 10/09/1903.      Henri Choupin, a French naturalist, draws attention to the fact that animals as a rule are wonderfully neat and far excel human beings in this respect. It has taken men, he says, several centuries to learn the virtues of neatness and cleanliness, whereas animals […]

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