Monday, December 10, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Wednesday, February 28, 1849
On Tuesday last, we are informed, Mr. Clinton, of New York, accompanied by a lady of Niagara Falls, crossed the suspension bridge in a carriage drawn by a spirited horse from this place. On returning, when nearly in the center, or that part of the bridge torn up during the late dispute, their horse was […]
Monday, December 10, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Wednesday, March 7, 1849
You may make any horse follow you in ten minutes; go to the horse, rub his face, jaw and chin, leading him about, saying to him. “come along,” a constant tone is necessary. By taking him away from other persons and horses, repeat the rubbing, leading and stopping. Sometimes turn him around, all ways and […]
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, July 3, 1845
At New Haven, yesterday morning, from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 white fish, as nearly as could be estimated, were hauled ashore by Mr. Davidson & Russell’s seine, on the west side of the harbor. These fish weigh about three quarters of a pound each, and are used for manure by the farmers of adjacent towns, who […]
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, March 16, 1848
This singular personage, says a late Nashville paper, has been in this city for several days, and his wonderful skill in the management and taming of horses hundreds can testify. A few experiments that I saw with my own eyes would satisfy the most incredulous. A few days since, in front of the Union Hall, […]
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, October 12, 1833
Instances of female heroism have been cited of late; but among them all we know of none more daring and praiseworthy than the following, which happened to come under our own observation. A young lady, teacher of a school in this town, on opening her school room a few days since, found to her great […]
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, April 17, 1845
The New Orleans Bee of March 10, says-“We learn by a gentleman who came passenger last evening on the steamer Princess, that the large male elephant of Messrs Hopkins & Co’s Menagerie, on Saturday morning killed the person who had been for some length of time employed to take charge of it. It appears that […]
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, July 17, 1845
A pleasant child just able to walk, wondered away from home and into a wolf den. The young wolves had just consumed a larger and commoner prey, and knew when they had enough: so they let the child be among them, and saved it for another day. The little creature stayed for the night, when […]
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, June 26, 1845
The Westfield [Mass.] News Letter gives an account of a little girl, about 5 years old, an only child of John Bronson, of Russell, vomiting a living toad. It measured from the mouth to the end of the body two and one-half inches; the body and lower extremities five inches-and the circumference of the body […]
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, August 24, 1833
Boston, July 26. A long conversation with the captain and crew of the brig Palos, of New York, which arrived here yesterday, leaves no doubt at all on our mind that they were in truth favored with a fair sight of the serpent, as stated in the morning papers. They were becalmed off the Graves, […]
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, August 10, 1833
[From the Kingston [U. Canada] Chronicle,] A very affecting account of the effects of this terrific disease has been communicated to us, which occurred in the family of Mr. Moss, a respectable farmer, residing near the village of the river Trent. While Mr. M. and family were sitting at home, a dog belonging to the […]