Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, March 10, 1853
On the 27th ult., (Sunday) a thunder storm passed over Sugar Grove, in Manard county. A discharge of lightning fell upon a flock of geese and killed eighteen of them. Does this prove that feathers are a non-conductor?
Friday, December 27, 2013
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Tuesday, August 2, 1853
A few days since a gander was “on duty” near the canal basin, Albany, in keeping guard over a flock of goslings, which led to a encounter between his gandership and a rooster. The contest, however, was of short duration, for the gander seized the rooster by the neck and straightway flew into the canal, […]
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, December 21, 1833
Several years ago, a farmer in Scotland kept a gander, which not only had a great trick of wandering himself, but also delighted to lead forth the geese to play truant and stray among forbidden fields. Wishing to check this vagrant habit, the farmer one day seized the gander, just as he was about to […]
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, September 17, 1881
It is well known that geese and ganders become greatly attached to persons who habitually feed them and treat them kindly. But the attachment is seldom so great as that manifested toward an English miller who keeps a flock. The faithful creatures had repeatedly followed him a mile to the village on week days, when […]
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, July 12, 1834
A lad fourteen years of age, lately navigated the river Thames from Black Friars to Westminster, in a washing tub of six geese power: the geese are said to have pulled quite peacefully in the harness. The boy had bet fifty guineas on their ability to preform the feat, and won it. A number of […]
Published in the Waukegan, Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, June 4, 1881
A farmer of London Township, Ont., noticed one morning that a wild goose had joined his flock. Somewhat surprised at this sudden change to domestic life, he carefully observed the behavior of the visitor. He soon learned that it had not actually joined its barnyard relatives, but only appeared at meal time. Further investigation showed […]
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, June 16, 1838
Last winter during the hard frost which prevailed in England an inhabitant of Gloucestershire, back of the Sovern, near Bristol, lost a fine goose, which it was supposed had dived under the ice of a pond where it was wont to take its recreation, and lost its life. Five weeks afterwards the ice became partially […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, August 21, 1869
From the Omaha Republican. Over two thousand people gathered on the banks above the pond, and along the lower end of Farnham street, on yesterday afternoon, to witness Bob Hart and Sully in their great wash-tub-goose feat. Promptly at the advertised time, Hart made his appearance, followed by his competitor for the golden peanut offered […]
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Wednesday, November 24, 1915
Joe McCrone Says He Had to Seize Hold of Goose’s Neck to Make it Let Go. Â Â Â Â Recently the Sun printed an item which many considered a mere joke, to the effect that when crossing a lot on the West side Joe McCrone of the People’s market had been “bitten by a big goose.” Â Â Â Â […]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, June 10, 1912
    The geese which play an important role in a certain opera recently presented in Milan, Italy, have been so noisy of late during rehearsals, drowning the voices of the singers, that a veterinary surgeon was consulted the other day, and he overcame the difficulty by inserting in the bill of each goose a chloroformed […]