Friday, December 27, 2013
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Tuesday, September 13, 1853
A toad weighing seven pounds was taken out of a solid locust log at the ship yard in Poughkeepsie a few days ago. He must have been there 100 years.
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Friday, December 27, 2013
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Friday, August 19, 1853
At the late session of the New York Legislature, an act was passed, forbidding under heavy penalties, the killing of birds in cemeteries, and buying and selling birds killed or taken therein or therefrom. In some of the handsomer cemeteries near New York city, the trees have been stocked with birds of beautiful plumage and […]
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Friday, December 27, 2013
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Friday, October 7, 1853
A turkey-cock owned by Mr. Odeltown, sat upon twelve hen’s egg’s and hatched seven chickens. The “old fellow” continues to take charge of them, covering them at night under his wings. Meanwhile the mother of the brood is attending a hen convention.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Friday, May 19, 1854
The skillful acts of the nomad people of Lapland in throwing the lasso, avails them at times, in making captives of other animals beside their own deer. “On one occasion” so said a clergyman whom Mr. Loyd met in Norrland and who vouched for the truth of the story. “When a Lapp, in company with […]
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Wednesday, June 7, 1854
A Vermont ox is now on exhibition at Cleveland, Ohio, which is six feet three inches high, twenty feet from tip to tip, girths ten feet, is in ordinary flesh and weighs four thousand pounds. It is said the proprietor is taking him to the prairies of Illinois, to obtain room for him to grow.
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, April 6, 1854
We noticed an Elk in harness passing through our streets the other day; and yesterday we saw a sight still more strange and noteworthy-a yoke of buffaloes-working kindly and efficiently, with three yoke of oxen. On inquiry we learned that they were taken when calves, on the plains, and have been kept since in Keokuk […]
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Friday, March 30, 1855
The Noblesville Patriot gives as amusing account of the destruction of $500 worth of liquors by the Temperance people. Some 70 barrels and kegs were consumed. The Dayton Ale would not burn of course, and the Patriot says: The next morning droves of hogs licked the foam of beer, drank the half frozen spirits and […]
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Saturday, December 14, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Friday, January 27, 1854
A sword-fish ran his snout into the British ship, Lord Riverdale, on her voyage to Valparaiso, piercing a plank three inches and a half in thickness, and leaving seven inches of the sword on the inside. The ship was compelled to heave to, for repairs.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, February 24, 1855
An elephant, valued at $50,000 died of sea sickness, on its way from Calcutta to Boston, at which latter port the vessel has just arrived. It is said his sufferings were in proportion to his size.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, February 24, 1855
Fish are caught in Puget Sound, Washington territory, when dried and lit by the tail, burn like a candle.
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