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 […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, November 19, 1881
Not long since, a lady in London owned a remarkable parrot. Any one hearing the bird laugh could not help laughing too, especially when in the midst of it she would cry out: “Don’t make me laugh so, I shall die, I shall!” and would then continue laughing more violently than before. Her crying and […]
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, February 9, 1912
    In addition to sparrows, pigeons and other birds usually seen in a great city, Berlin has now a colony of wild parrots. Since the early months of the year a small group of common grey parrots have been observed in the streets of the extreme northern quarter of the town, where there is still […]
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, August 30, 1918
    Uncaged and unattended, a parrot perches throughout the day on a chair outside of a store in Seattle, Wash., and advertises the wares to be purchased therein to all passersby. During the summer time he is particularly useful, his owner having taught him to make this announcement: ‘Ice cream cones-five cents. Right inside.” The […]
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, September 9, 1898
    Jacob, a talking parrot, owned by Grant Ridley, of Holloway Road, London, England, brings in to his master 300 pounds every year. Mr. Ridley has been offered 1500 pounds for him, but he is worth more than that.     This wonderful bird has perfect command over 4,000 words, and never puts a sentence together […]
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Published in the Belvidere Standard, Belvidere, Illinois on Tuesday, February 9, 1864
    A man lost a favorite parrot, which was discovered in the possession of another person, who refused to give it up. He was accordingly summoned to produce the bird in a court of law. The real owner on being asked how he could prove that it belonged to him, replied that the parrot should […]
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, August 15, 1902
Parrot Calls Names, Dog Fights, Owner Bitten. An Exciting Mix-up. Bart Tiernan Got the Worst of it-His Arm Badly Lacerated. Â Â Â Â A parrot, a dog, a man-an oath hurled at the dog by the bird, a mixup and a general fight. This was the attraction in the James Welch saloon last night. Â Â Â Â While it […]
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, February 11, 1898
A Mischievous Parrot That Doomed a Young Girl to be an Old Maid. Â Â Â Â And so you never heard why Miss Elden killed the parrot? said the kindly old lady to a reporter. Well, I,ll tell you. Â Â Â Â Miss Elden’s father, you know, had been a seafaring man. He was a big man, had a […]
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, August 10, 1900
     A bad accident is reported from Leipzig, which is entirely attributed to the speaking and imitative powers of a parrot.     A very fine parrot inhabits a cage situated near the starting place of an electric car. From being constantly near the conductor it has learned to imitate them so well that the other […]
Published in the The Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, May 15, 1903
Published in The Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on 05/15/1903. Accident to New Jersey man causes bird to cry for help. Â Â Â Â Attracted by cries of “Murder,” “Help!” “Come quick!” neighbors of George H. Andrews of Washington, N. J. ran to his house to find out the cause. They knew the cries were made by […]