Friday, December 28, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, June 23, 1922
Alice Rips Up Stake as Lion Claws Her Trunk in the Circus Tent. Herd Head Saves Day. Alice, a couple of tons of elephantine flesh got frightened last night and nearly went on a rampage that might have given Golimar Brothers circus a safe full of small change if Lizzie, the lead of the herd, […]
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, August 9, 1848
About the moment of the Cambria’s departure from Liverpool last Saturday, a dreadful occurrence was taking place at the Zoological Gardens near that town. As one of the keepers was engaged in his usual office of cleaning out the den of the Elephant “Rajah,” he struck the animal a blow with the broom to make […]
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, June 22, 1848
Yesterday, by city ordinance, was the last day that hogs were allowed to roam our streets without a ring in their noses. We hope the city [Springfield, Illinois] marshal will see that the ordinance is enforced.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, August 15, 1844
During the voyage of the U. S. sloop of war Saratoga to the island of St. Thomas, off the coast of Africa, May 24th, the coxswain in charge of the tiller, broke it and fell overboard. While in the act of swimming towards the ship, he was seen suddenly to disappear, and thereupon the fins […]
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, June 27, 1844
In the village of Pottsville, Pa., a few weeks since, a handbill, of which the following is a copy, was posted up for public perusal: The Fox and the Coon! Grand Contest! A grand contest between a little red Fox, and a real live Coon, the representative of Van Buren and Clay, will be had […]
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, February 15, 1890
He would Swallow Anything That Would Ring, but Counterfeit Money Was a no go. Like Ursus and Homo, Billy and Danger were good friends. Billy Wright is a man and Danger was a dog. Billy Wright is running a saloon on Wabash avenue and Danger is dead. He was blown up in an explosion in […]
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Wednesday, November 29, 1848
We copied a paragraph from the London Globe, last week, alleging the appearance of a huge sea serpent to persons on board the British frigate Dedalus. The following official announcement of the fact is copied from a state paper brought by the Hibernia. Her Majesty’s Ship Dedalus, Mamoaze, Oct. 11. Sir-In reply to your letter […]
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, July 31, 1845
The waters of the Francisco Bay, and especially of some of the rivers which enter it, are thronged with aquatic fowls of every description, beyond estimation, computation or description. A gunner can obtain feathers enough in a day for a large bed-and fowls enough to last him two months. They will not spoil for that […]
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, March 9, 1894
A Western Man’s Tale of a Buffalo Hunt. It happened in the winter of 1869-70, began the old hunter and plainsman, when the subject of buffaloes was brought up. It was a bad winter in my country and the mercury was well down on the short-cut to China. The buffaloes had taken refuge in mighty […]
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Friday, August 20, 1841
An animal or fish answering the description of a mermaid, has just been carried into New York, from the river Amazon, where it was caught. It is now for exhibition in that city. A naturalist who examined it, says it is an exceedingly timid and inoffensive animal, and soon abandons places frequented by man. It […]