Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, January 20, 1866
    At St. Amant, in France, a little boy was playing in a farmyard, when he fell headforemost into a water cask. A colt. three years old which he had been in the habit of feeding, was seen to take the boy’s clothes in his mouth and lift him out.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, July 6, 1860
   The Jackson Standard spins the following story of the tornado in that vicinity.     A young horseman was leisurely wending his way along through one of our byroads, when the storm suddenly arose, and commenced felling the timber all around him. He became alarmed and put spurs to his horse; but what was his […]
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 24, 1866
    A horse came home without a driver, but instead of going directly to the stable, stopped at the house, neighed, and exhibited other indications of great disquietude. This, at first, excited no attention; but, as these manifestations continued, and his master did not appear, apprehesion was excited, and a person dispatched in search of […]
Friday, February 17, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, December 11, 1858
    Various interesting facts have been noted in relation to the demeaner of animals pior to a great convulsion. It was towards noon, beneath a clear and almost cloudless sky, with the sea breeze freshly blowing, that the cities of Conseption and Talcahuano, on the coast of South America, were desolated in 1835. At ten […]
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 15, 1879
This afternoon, [Jan. 24th,] Mr. Andrew Wallace rode his horse across the ice bridge-a difficult feat in itself-but not satisfied with this, ascended to the summit of the ice mountain at the base of the American Fall. The sight from the cliffs on the Canada side, which were covered with a large crowd of visitors, […]
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 […]
Friday, December 16, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, March 9, 1878
    The Canadaigna Journal of last week tells the following: “Along the sidewalk leading from the Globe Hotel to the hotel stable is a board fence. North of this fence is a yard where Mr. Decker frequently turns his horse loose for exercise. The ground in the yard next to the fence is a foot […]
Friday, December 16, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, December 29, 1877
    The Meriden [Ct.] Republican tells this story: “One cold morning last week Dr. Wilson drove up to a house on Crown street, and left his horse without hitching it. The horse waited a few moments, and, his master not returning, he began to dance a double shuffle, presumably to get his feet warm. Finding […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, April 15, 1876
    There are few persons familar with Waukegan but will remember the little sorrel horse so long owned by Geo. Kirk, Esq., and all of these will regret to learn that he is dead. The horse was purchased by Mr. kirk, from Mr. Locke, of Libertyville, in 1856, and was then four years old. For […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, June 17, 1876
    Arthur Regan, eight years old, of Karns City, rode a horse into a creek of water. The horse stepped into a deep hole, when the boy fell off and would have been drowned had not the animal seized him by the back and carried him to the bank. The mark of the horse’s teeth […]