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Tag Archives: Women/All-Ages

Bulls.

A woman was tossed by a bull in Pittsburgh. She had a baby in her arms, and, as she was thrown from a bridge to hard surface ten feet below, both she and the child were seriously injured. The owner of the bull was sued by the woman’s husband for damages, but there was no […]

Sea Birds.

The question is often asked, where do sea birds obtain fresh water to slake their thirst? But we have never seen it satisfactorily answered till a few days ago. An old skipper, with whom we were conversing on the subject, said that he had frequently seen these birds at sea, far from any land that […]

A Mouse And A Clam.

One night last week, at a late hour, a gentleman of this city, who, as a matter of habit, rarely retires before midnight, had occasion at that “witching hour” to attend to the furnace fire before retiring. The wind was blowing almost a gale, and the rain was pouring down in torrents, and the night […]

Horse Ate The Eggs.

His Driver intended Them For His Dinner it Seems. Yesterday a local wagon driver put some eggs he intended for his dinner in the horse’s feed bag and forgetting about it put the bag to the horse’s nose at dinner time. The horse, he claims, ate the eggs greedily and when the driver took the […]

Horse Saves Own Life By Working Hall Signal, Can You Beat It Anywhere?

Evidently Had a College Education and Knew Electricity. Ran Sleigh of Steel Into Hall Signal Switch and Train is Flagged. 1. First the Lake Forest horse ran away. 2. It made a bad break by getting onto the Northwestern tracks near the depot. 3. It corrected the “bull” by drawing the sleigh attached to it […]

Exploits Of A St. Bernard Dog.

Dr. Berthier, county physician, has at the county hospital, situated about a mile and a half east of that city, a dog of the St. Bernard breed. This dog is not yet fully grown, but it would seem, has the instincts of his breed strong within him. Last Saturday night about eight o’clock he rushed […]

Horse Jumps Into Saloon.

Floor Gives Way and Animal Lands in the Basement. Chicago, Oct. 11.-A horse attached to a lumber wagon became frightened at Twenty-Fifth street and Emerald avenue, and started to run. The wagon was torn from the animal, which ran south, and through a plate-glass window into a saloon. The floor broke and the horse fell […]

A Fox’s Stratagem.

A fox is bound to be a thief whenever he has a chance to steal, says London Answers. He can no more help taking a goose than a badly trained cat can help taking a chop from the larder. There was a tame fox that was chained in a yard to keep him out of […]

Carpet Of Grasshoppers.

Millions of Them Invade the City of San Bernardino, Cal. San Bernardino, Cal., Sept. 18.-Millions of grasshoppers are swarming in the city. Attracted by the lights, the insects carpeted the streets in the business section. So far there has been no report of damage to vegetables.

Serpents In A Pile In South America.

In the Savannahs of Izacubo, in Guiana, I saw the most wonderful, the most terrible spectacle that can be seen; although it be not uncommon to the inhabitants, no traveler has ever mentioned it. We were ten men on horseback, two of whom took the lead, in order to sound the passages; whilst I preferred […]