Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, July 12, 1834
A lad fourteen years of age, lately navigated the river Thames from Black Friars to Westminster, in a washing tub of six geese power: the geese are said to have pulled quite peacefully in the harness. The boy had bet fifty guineas on their ability to preform the feat, and won it. A number of […]
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Published in the Waukegan, Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, June 4, 1881
A farmer of London Township, Ont., noticed one morning that a wild goose had joined his flock. Somewhat surprised at this sudden change to domestic life, he carefully observed the behavior of the visitor. He soon learned that it had not actually joined its barnyard relatives, but only appeared at meal time. Further investigation showed […]
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, March 22, 1834
Our neighbor of the U. States Gazette, records this morning, the adventures of a mad bull, who made his way down Chestnut st. yesterday, at a pace altogether too rapid for the safety of the foot passengers in that brilliant thoroughfare. The operations of the animal in other streets, however, are left unwritten by our […]
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, March 15, 1834
A lady who was a notable housekeeper here many years ago, found the eggs in her well stored larder diminishing daily. She did not like to suspect her domestics of nullification. She secreted herself in the room and watched. A company of rats came. A large full furred rat, the principal thief, grasped an egg […]
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, March 15, 1834
The docility and domestic habits of Cows are quite amusing sometimes. There is a venerable old pet creature in this town, who is accustomed to steal a march of the family with whom she resides and eat up the miscellaneous matter deposited in the kitchen. She occasionally walks into the back part of the house […]
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, September 24, 1836
A party of persons of both sexes, were crossing the Hudson from Saugerties to Trivoli, in a little boat rowed by two of the party. On reaching the river, a large sturgeon sprung from the water in front of them depositing himself in the bottom of the boat. Great was the surprise of all on […]
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, May 14, 1836
Some of the Piscatorial people of Pekin and Peoria have assumed a very belligerent attitude toward each other in the matter of taking catfish from the river. The last accounts from the north left the Pekinites ahead-the latter having in possession a cat-fish of 178 lbs: while the Peorians, with all their diligence, had not […]
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, May 14, 1836
A rare instance of the sagacity and affection of one of the canine species, occurred, within the precincts of this place, a few evenings since. An elderly man, residing a short distance from town, on a visit here, took occasion to become “pretty essentially corned,” in the course of the afternoon, and, in the early […]
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, July 18, 1835
The Sea Serpent is occupying his old station off Cape Ann. The last examination made him 40 feet long, and of the diameter of a barrel; color, black; head flat, which it carried even with the water, while its body bent with the waves of the sea, and moved at the rate of four miles […]
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Friday, December 6, 1839
In Youatt’s “Humanity to Brutes,” is recorded the following anecdote of a Newfoundland dog. “A vessel was driven on the beach of Lloyd, in Kent. The surf was rolling furiously; eight poor fellows were crying for help, but not a boat could be got off to their assistance. At length a gentleman came on the […]
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