Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Published in the Illinois Intelligencer, Kaskaskia, Illinois on Wednesday, January 5, 1820
    An affecting anecdote is related in the French papers;-A young man took a dog into a boat, rowed to the centre of the Seine, and threw the animal over, with the intent to drown him. The poor dog often tried to climb up the side of the boat, but his master as often pushed […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Wednesday, January 27, 1915
Arouses Proprietor of Hotel When Flames Attack Building. Â Â Â Â Marinette, Wic., Jan. 27.-A dog in the household of Hugh Bahlert, hotel mar at Pound, this county, saved the place from destruction by fire and undoubtedly saved the lives of guests who were sleeping. The dog came to his master’s door and barked until Bahlert arose […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, September 11, 1875
    A Missouri farmer, after a long calculation, presents the following facts concerning dogs:-In thirty-two counties 10,602 sheep have been killed by dogs. He estimates the number of dogs in these thirty-two counties to be 462,000; that a hog will thrive on the food necessary to support an able-bodied dog, and at the end of […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, June 10, 1918
Sheep Run to the Hills, Hogs Grunt as a Signal, Dogs Fashion Their Own Bed. Â Â Â Â Sheep, when frightened, always run to an elevation, because their ancestors originally came from the mountains. They always follow a leader, because in the dangerous mountain passes their ancestors had to go in single file. Hogs grunt because their […]
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, September 25, 1896
    William Myers, a Lima, Ohio, horseman, was attacked by a vicious stallion, when two pet bulldogs came to his rescue, attacked the stallion, and compelled it to release its hold. The dogs drove the horse into a stall. The horse killed two men at Bellefontaine, Ohio.
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, June 23, 1898
Real Ones Are Used in Many Field Operations. Â Â Â Â With the exception of Great Britain in the armies of almost every European country dogs are trained to render assistance in time of war. They are to be relied upon to act as spies or messengers and render assistance to the wounded. Germany, France, Russia, Austria […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, April 8, 1898
    An incident that pointed a strong moral took place on Chestnut street on Saturday afternoon. The street was thronged with promenaders, and the magnificent St. Bernard dog which a young woman was leading attracted much attention. Near 13th street the woman entered a store, leaving the dog outside. The dog was such a magnificent […]
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, August 23, 1901
Omaha Woman Severely Hurt in Fifth Attempt to Steal Her. Â Â Â Â A fifth attempt to kidnap Mrs. H. Glassman, wife of a well-known Omaha insurance agent, was thwarted the other night by the woman’s dog, a spaniel, which attacked her assailants and made so much noise that her husband was brought to the rescue. Mrs. […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, September 29, 1922
    Dogs or cats which are good “ratters” are an asset to a farm, according to a bulletin issued by the Will County Farm bureau.     It is estimated on good authority that a rat on the farm destroys $17 worth of grain, eggs, poultry and property of various kinds every year. The cost of […]
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Monday, April 6, 1874
    From the Covington Advertiser.     On Saturday about 150 persons, with dogs, guns, etc. met in the public square of Union, organized under the leadership of Mr. Clarkson, and proceeded to the farm of J. D. Smith, on Gunpowder, which a vicious wild boar had visited the night previous. Here Medoc, a noted dog […]