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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Singular Instance of Female Heroism

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Published in the Kaskaskia Western Intelligence, Kaskaskia, Illinois on Wednesday, January 29, 1817

About two weeks since the wife of Mr. John Cobb, of Providence in this county, observed a wolf following some sheep directly towards the house in which they lived; and as her husband was absent from home, she immediately took down the rifle and approached the wolf, who stopped as she advanced. She levelled the […]

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Woolen Manufactory (Sheep)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Published in the Kaskaskia Western Intelligence, Kaskaskia, Illinois on Friday, January 23, 1818

It was lately stated, that in England a sheep had been sheared, and a coat completed of the wool, in 13 hours, and 20 minutes. At the woolen manufactory at Manchester, New-York, the wool for a coat was picked, greased, carded, roped and spun- the yarn was warped out into the loom and woven- the […]

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Captain Hawkins

Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Published in the Kaskaskia Western Intelligence, Kaskaskia, Illinois on Wednesday, December 23, 1818

Captain Hawkins, of the Ever horpe, of Hull, while at the Davis’s Straits fishery, being engaged with a boat’s crew in attempting to kill a bear in the water, the enraged animal made a snatch at captain H. and seizing him by the thigh dragged him out of the boat, and immediately made off with […]

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Favoritism (Hogs)

Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Published in the Kaskaskia Western Intelligence, Kaskaskia, Illinois on Tuesday, July 16, 1816

The Journal du Commerce of April 5, states, that “an ordinance of the mayor of Toulouse, dated the 28th of march, prohibits the killing of hogs, and the sale of them for food from the 1st of April.” It seems that no more mercy is shown to the swine, than to the people. This may […]

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Curious Amusement of the Algerians

Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Published in the Kaskaskia Western Intelligence, Kaskaskia, Illinois on Wednesday, November 18, 1818

The natives frequently amuse themselves by a curious kind of warfare, which is created by shutting up a scorpion and a rat together in a close cage, when a terrible contest ensues.  This has been seen to continue sometimes for above an hour: it generally ends in by the death of the scorpion; but in […]

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