Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Monday, March 10, 1851
Mr. Pearson’s dog made his way overland from California, to his home in Burlington, Iowa, alone. His master came by steamer to New York.
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Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Monday, December 1, 1851
A few days ago a Newfoundland dog belonging to a gentleman of New Jersey, seized an infant which was sleeping upon the track of the Morris and Essex Railroad, on the approach of the locomotive, and carried it away of the danger.
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Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, December 2, 1851
Solomon gave a feast in the courtyard of his temple, at which were consumed no less than 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. The feast acquired sixty acres of ground for kitchens, 17,000 cooks, and allowing one pound of meat for each guest, and eighteen inches for each seat, the table extended the whole length of […]
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Monday, July 21, 1851
A Fatherly Turkey.- The Providence Post tells the following story. There is on the farm of Mr. Paris Mathewson, in Johnston, a male Turkey, who has the present season, set upon 21 eggs, and hatched 18 of them-having driven his better half from the nest, and taken it upon himself all the female care of […]
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, July 22, 1851
Frogs in Egypt. Mrs. Loudon, in her “Entertaining Naturalist,” a book for children and young persons, says, “Frogs are generated in such numbers in Egypt, in the fields and meadows, that did not the storks devour them, they would overrun everything.” Are these frogs the progeny of those which Moses caused to annoy pharaoh and […]
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Published in the Dixon Telegraph and Lee County Herald, Dixon, Illinois on Wednesday, November 12, 1851
The Naval and Military Sketch Book tells the following interesting story. In July, 1800, Lieutenant Jeremiah Coghlan, in the boats of the Viper, an English cutter, in the most daring manner boarded and brought out under the batteries at Port Louis, a French brig, called the Carbere, Connected with this exploit is the following, there […]
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Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, July 4, 1885
Two monkeys sat under a tree in an Indian forest. One monkey was seen to busy himself in smearing the other with red clay earth. When he had succeeded in entirely covering his companion, he disappeared into a neighboring wood, leaving the other a mass of clay, but for two small holes through through which […]
Published in the The Evanston Index, Evanston, Illinois on Saturday, January 28, 1899
Major Laurie, who fought with Kitchener in the Soudan, says he owes his life to a spider. The spider made a nest in the top of his helmet just before the battle at Athbara. He recognised at once that the spider had chosen to constitute itself his mascot. Accordingly he left the insect undisturbed, and […]
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, March 10, 1853
On the 27th ult., (Sunday) a thunder storm passed over Sugar Grove, in Manard county. A discharge of lightning fell upon a flock of geese and killed eighteen of them. Does this prove that feathers are a non-conductor?
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Published in the The Evanston Index, Evanston, Illinois on Saturday, January 7, 1899
A Baboon in Omaha went on a spree one day last week and smashed three mirrors, threw beer mugs at everybody in sight, and raised Cain generally. This new evidence of a tendency to act like a man may be considered another valuable clue for the Darwinians.