Saturday, December 23, 2017
Published in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, July 25, 1871
A Young Man Lost for Fifteen Days in the Woods of Oregon. The Portland Oregonian of July 4 contains the following story of the sufferings of a young man, whose personal appearance, it says, indicates its truth. His acquaintances also say that he is trustworthy: During the last week of May a young man who […]
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, February 8, 1854
The Dubuque Herald states that twelve tons of Prairie Chickens were purchased at Cascade and vicinity a few days since by certain fowl speculators. It took twelve wagons to haul the birds to the railroad depot at Warren. The birds were packed in boxes without being plucked. As many as could be procured alive were […]
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, January 5, 1856
An extraordinary bear was recently caught near the head of Pilot Creek Ditch, California, which was perfectly white except the feet, all four of which were black. He was very ferocious.
Friday, December 22, 2017
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, December 7, 1853
On the night of the 3rd, near Whitehall, New York, a freight train ran over a cow, throwing the engine and several cars off the track. The engineer was killed, and two cars, loaded with hogs, were thrown into the canal.
Friday, December 22, 2017
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, November 23, 1853
Col. James W. Barrett, of Springfield, killed a buck in Christian county, last week, that weighed 225 lbs. net, and had upon his horns twenty-one points.
Friday, December 22, 2017
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, November 9, 1853
New Granoda papers inform us that the first fatal accident occurred upon the Panama railroad on the 1st October, when a train with six hundred passengers was thrown off a bridge, at Taberelia, into a ravine sixteen feet deep, by running over an ox. Four men were killed, and several severely injured.
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, November 23, 1853
It is our privilege to know that we live in a Free country, but we apprehend, at the same time, that there are a few amongst us, who care not to understand what true freedom is, who hold law and order in such low estimation that, while they please themselves, are not at pains to […]
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, November 23, 1853
Another sore evil existing in this city, is the permitting of Hogs to run at large on our streets, to the very great annoyance of the inhabitants. These creatures, not being half fed by their owners, prowl about at all hazards, to pick up garbage often of the most loathsome kind, in order to satisfy […]
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, March 31, 1853
A correspondent of the Dodge County Gazette, writing from Horicon, Wisconsin, gives the following account of the fish operations carried on at that place: “It is now about seventy days since they first began to take fish at this place, and almost ever since, they have taken from one to eight and ten tons per […]
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, December 16, 1852
The Cleveland Herald chronicles the following Cat story; A lady who resides on Bond street, kept in a closet in her bed room, a plate of crackers for her children, and upon several occasions had unlocked the door and given one of the crackers to her favorite cat. A few days since, while the lady […]