Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, May 28, 1846
To prevent crows from pulling up corn, I would recommend a simple remedy for the evil which I have practiced with complete success. It is only to put a few empty casks, with the head end up, in different parts of the field. The philosophy of it is, that the crows have no fear of […]
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Wednesday, November 22, 1848
We are called upon to notice the death of one of the oldest and most respectable citizens in this section of our state, produced under circumstances the most painful and revolting. Mr. Wm. Sheroon, residing about four miles east of Dexeter, in Scott county, left his house on Monday noon, for the purpose of felling […]
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, June 12, 1845
We have now in this city, and for the first time, at least in many years, a fine specimen of this interesting animal. It was captured by a boat’s crew from a New Bedford vessel at the mouth of a river in Africa. There are two in the Paris Museum, but we believe none like […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, November 2, 1922
International News Service. Denton, Tex., Nov. 2-Looping the end of a rope, by which he was leading a cow to water, over his head, John Terry, eight-year-old son of Ed Terry, a farmer, nine miles from here, was watching a passing automobile. The cow became frightened and ran, dragging the boy for about 200 yards. […]
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, August 31, 1833
It was related by one of the speakers of a late Temperance meeting, at a Baptist Church, Newark, that a favorite goat which had long been accustomed to follow its owner to a tippling house, where it usually lay on the stoop, waiting the master’s movement, was one night made as drunk as its master, […]
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, July 13, 1833
Being on a visit at the quarantine station at Edmonstone Island, I was informed, that a Rhinoceros has several times made his appearance close to the residence at Middeton Point, on Saugor Island; I was requested being a killer, to go over and try my luck. I did so, and made preparation for a regular […]
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, October 26, 1833
We were surrounded by a large flock of sheep, which were leaving their fold to go to their pasture; one of our party took his flute out of his pocket, and saying, “I am going to turn Corydon-let us see whether the sheep will recognize their pastor,” and began to play. The sheep and goats, […]
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, August 11, 1838
The Lions, Tigers and Leopards, which have afforded such fearful spectacles to our citizens in the docility and management obtained over them by Mr. Van Amburgh, depart today for London, on the ship President, to join their master. Thirty of the largest sheep are the doomed victims that are to accompany this marine menagerie for […]
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, October 13, 1832
Temple, in his recent travels in Peru, states that he shot a condor, and from notes taken on the spot, gives us the following dimensions of its size: When the wings are spread, they measure forty feet in extent, from point to point, the feathers are twenty feet in length, and the quill part eight […]
Published in the Sangamo Journal-, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, August 3, 1833
From The Boston Sentinel. A party of 80 or 100 ladies and gentlemen embarked yesterday morning on the steamer Connecticut, for the purpose of taking an excursion in the lower harbor, with the expectation of getting a view of his Serpentine Majesty. About 12 o’clock, when the steamboat was half way between Nahant and the […]