Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Tuesday, January 9, 1906
An elephant of a traveling circus managed to get loose the other day and went for a walk up Bubbling Well road, finally entering a garden where a lady was sitting on a veranda, when the intelligent animal broke some flowers and handed them to her and then dropped on his knees. He was evidently […]
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, September 14, 1907
Milking When Wild Bovine Swept Down Upon him and Battled With Him for Hour. Friends of James Monaghan, of Wauconda, were shocked Monday evening when news telephoned to the village that he had been badly hurt by a bull while getting up the cows for the evening milking. The bull came upon his victim unawares, […]
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Tuesday, August 22, 1911
Giboias Are Used as Domestic Rat Catchers in Brazil. In certain parts of Brazil, where the climate is intensely hot and where rats are a great nuisance, the common cat does not thrive, but is replaced by a domestic rat catcher whose presence causes a decidedly unpleasant sensation to visitors from the north when first […]
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, August 15, 1898
They Are One of the Interesting Sights These Days in Tampa-Mule Recruits from Cuba. There are about 3,000 mules with the army in Tampa. Most of these are divided among the different regiments, where they are assigned to ambulances, to baggage wagons and to carry packs. About 500 remain with the quartermaster, who keeps them […]
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Friday, April 6, 1849
Those having the care of these useful animals should never drive them so fast as to cause them great fatigue. A certain writer in remarking upon this subject, says: “We sometimes see these animals moving so slow in the field and on the road that we can scarcely tell which way they are going. This […]
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, September 29, 1911
School North of Wauconda is Suddenly Suspended With Neighboring “Butter” Butts into the School Affairs. In Newport township north of Zion City there is a little teacher that has conquered a whole school board. She had them all doing odd jobs around the school building and none of them can realize why they are so […]
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Wednesday, May 8, 1907
Probably all readers are familiar with the fact that in their native countries elephants are not only used to aid in the capture of their own species, but also in pursuit of various wild beasts of the jungle. In tiger hunting especially is this the case, the elephant is rather an unwilling participant. In his […]
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, July 29, 1907
It is said that Americans are the greatest meat eaters in the world, despite the fact that they have the widest choice of vegetables. Statistics prove that $100,000,000 more is spent on meat than on vegetables each year in America.-What to Eat.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Tuesday, July 23, 1907
Jay Bunchof Aberdeen, Wash., had an experience recently that bids fair to rival Roosevelt’s coyote yarn. Bunch is a flier at Larkin Bros.’ logging camp on the Wishkah, and with a friend and several dogs started out to find a bee tree. They had not gone far when the dogs started up a bear. Bruin […]
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, May 6, 1907
What might have proven a bad runaway, occurred yesterday afternoon. The Johnson laundry wagon, of Lake Bluff was being driven by Miss Lydia Johnson, who got out of the wagon and left the horse standing. Just as Miss Johnson came back the horse started to run. The girl grabbed the lines and clung to them. […]