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Natural Curiosity

Sunday, September 4, 2011
Published in the Illinois Intelligencer, Vandalia, Illinois on Thursday, June 1, 1826

     On Sunday afternoon, a monstrous catfish weighing 40 pounds, was caught on board the steam-boat Enterprize; when taken on deck, a bunch of tape worms some thousands in number came from his mouth-on opening his maw the following articles were found in his belly. The maw of a large fish full of provisions, the […]

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Foxes.

Friday, July 15, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 22, 1868

     Twenty-five citizens of Hillsboro, went fox hunting a few days ago, and returned with the glorious trophies of the chase-viz, thirty-five foxes and lots of fun.

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Sharp Mister Fox.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, April 22, 1907

     About a dozen farmers boys in New Hampshire turned out one Saturday last winter to hunt down a fox that was known to have his lair in a hill. Reynard was finally routed out, and after leading the crowd a chase of ten miles he doubled back and his trail was lost near a […]

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“Cat” Foster-Mother.

Saturday, September 11, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, December 8, 1922

     From Prince Edward Island comes this remarkable picture of two valuable silver foxes and their foster-mother, a cat who has mothered them from infancy. The foxes are among those on Rosebank Fur Farm, the largest breeding place of silver foxes in the world.

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Exult When Fox Is Killed

Thursday, May 27, 2010
Published in the The Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, July 21, 1922

Published in The Waukegan Daily Sun on 07/21/1922. English Farmers Glad to Contribute Money to Exhibitor of Dead Enemy of Hen Roosts.      It is no uncommon sight in the country to encounter a poor countryman  carring a fox-dead of course-in his arms, and calling with it on farmers and landowners in the neighborhood says […]

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Pelts Paid For Theft.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Published in the The Libertyville Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Tuesday, October 1, 1912

Published in The Lake County Independent on 10/01/1912.      A turkey which Edward Richardson had been fattening disappeared. Fox tracks led to a cave and Richardson set a charge of dynamite, which blew up the cave. In the ruins he found the carcasses of six foxes. Their pelts were worth $60, far more than a […]

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Two Remarkable Women.

Saturday, April 24, 2010
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune on Sunday, June 11, 1876

  The Philadelphia Times describes a couple of remarkable women who are connected with the centennial Exhibition. One of these is Miss Emma Allison, of Ontario, who has the entire charge of the Baxter portable engine of six-horse power. She is by no means a soot-be-grimed and oil-covered amazon, but, on the contrary, of neat, […]

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