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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 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. […]
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, May 3, 1907
Cat farms are numerous all over the country and that there is money in ostrich farms is proven by the fact that there are at present several in the United States that are paying handsomely.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Tuesday, January 4, 1910
Silas Perkins Loses Eye-Bird Had Feasted on Yeast. Des Moines, Ia., Jan.1.-The strangest accident recorded in local history occurred, when a duck which had taken prizes at the recent Iowa poultry show, exploded into several hundred pieces, one of which struck Silas Perkins in the eye, destroying the sight. The cause of the explosion was […]
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Published in the Sangamo Journal-, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, October 13, 1838
Horses are represented by naturalists, as having, in a state of nature, a real republican government. It is only when tamed and civilized, that they become slaves. In their wild state, in South America and the Ukraine, they are said to have regular elections-for the choice of Present, or chief magistrate. In what manner they […]
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Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, May 1, 1880
A writer from India tells the following: One day two ladies were watching some elephants being fed near their camp in the jungles of the Central Provinces, when the two unfortunately took it into her head to offer one of the elephants a very hot chapatti, which is a cake made of flour and baked […]