Thursday, October 25, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, March 15, 1834
A lady who was a notable housekeeper here many years ago, found the eggs in her well stored larder diminishing daily. She did not like to suspect her domestics of nullification. She secreted herself in the room and watched. A company of rats came. A large full furred rat, the principal thief, grasped an egg […]
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, September 16, 1837
A wire cage trap was set in Lowell last week for the purpose of catching rats. One large rat went into it and was caught. As soon as he found himself housed in the grated palace, he exerted his utmost strength and succeeded in running off with the cage on his back.
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, September 16, 1871
The Mount Vernon Free Press “Is informed that a few nights since, in Horse Prairie, a child but a few weeks old was terribly bitten and mutilated by rats while in bed with its parents. One of its fingers was eaten off, and the flesh torn from its forehead and one cheek. It is also […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 10, 1877
The Montreal Witness contains the following: Yesterday evening a reporter for a morning contemporary was engaged writing up his items, when he suddenly and quite unintentionally furnished an item himself. He was so engrossed in describing the mysteries of the Police court, that he did not notice an ancient and wise-looking rat who was out […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, August 8, 1898
    The North China Herald says that a curious phenomenon was witnessed recently at daybreak upon the opening of the Chlangmen gate of Soochow. Some 4,000 or more rats of all sizes were seen to file out of the gates, showing no fear of the country people who were flocking to sell their market produce […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, August 21, 1885
[London News.] Â Â Â Â The origin of the rat, like the birth of Jeames Yellowplush, is wrapped up in mystery. The ancients, according to a learned writer by M. Eugene Rolland in his “Faune Sauvage,” knew not the rat. Their condition was more gracious. But it is hard to be certain about the fauna of the […]
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, November 11, 2011
Published in the Chicago Tribune, Chicag, Ilinois on Saturday, March 12, 1870
The New Albany Ledger says: At the depot of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway, in the office of the Superintendent, is, or was, a fine Maltese cat, famous as a ratter, and a tabby to be proud of. But last night pussy went upon a predatory excursion against her natural enemies the rats, […]
Friday, November 11, 2011
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, January 16, 1872
Galesburg had an interesting rat hunt on Friday evening, at Allen’s slaughter-house. There were 201 rats and three dogs, and the conflict lasted thirty minutes, when it ended for lack of victims.
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, July 21, 1855
    A correspondent of the Prairie Farmer who was very much annoyed by rats, tried shooting, poisoning, and everything he could think of; but they defied the whole category. He then heard that they would not remain where guinea fowls were kept, and procured several, and now says that for over two years he has […]