Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, August 16, 1879
A gentleman at the hotel in Naugatuck, Coon., had a small dog. Its master had but to speak, and whatever evolutions he suggested the creature would go through. Following a series of tricks and antics, the gentleman says, “Its prayer time, say your prayers.” The little brute sprang into a large chair, put his fore […]
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Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, September 20, 1879
A sea serpent, or rather river serpent, 100 feet long, with a head like a whale, a flat fantail, crusty fins and dark brown color, is vouched for by about 100 as having been seen repeatedly within a week off the mouth of a big St. Louis sewer.
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, November 19, 1881
Not long since, a lady in London owned a remarkable parrot. Any one hearing the bird laugh could not help laughing too, especially when in the midst of it she would cry out: “Don’t make me laugh so, I shall die, I shall!” and would then continue laughing more violently than before. Her crying and […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, August 21, 1869
From the Omaha Republican. Over two thousand people gathered on the banks above the pond, and along the lower end of Farnham street, on yesterday afternoon, to witness Bob Hart and Sully in their great wash-tub-goose feat. Promptly at the advertised time, Hart made his appearance, followed by his competitor for the golden peanut offered […]
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Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, September 12, 1902
Steamer Norseman is carrying 1,170 cattle and 1,398 sheep from Portland, Me., to Liverpool, the largest shipment ever taken across the Atlantic.
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Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 26, 1876
Mr. F. Vercelli owns a dog that has been badly demoralized by his associations with men. The animal is a black and tan, and looks like a cross between a terrier and a spaniel. From an early age the animal showed a marvelous inclination to copy what was vicious in man. It does not seem […]
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan,Illinois on Saturday, March 18, 1876
A writer who was among the horses in our late war time, says the army horses, generally speaking, were a knowing set, although many of them were perverse and vicious. The boys had a theory that all the kicking, biting and balky horses were sent to the army. But a majority of these soon yielded […]
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, March 18, 1876
Dr. Charles C. Abbott cites the following occurrence to show that birds possess some mode of conveying ideas to one another: In the spring of 1872, a pair of cat-birds were noticed carrying material for a nest to a patch of blackberry-briars near by. To test their ingenuity, Dr. Abbott took a long, narrow strip […]
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, January 13, 1877
The Central City [Col] Register relates this story: W. W. Ramage, Corbett Bacon, his brother Judge Bacon, and Dr. Paul reside in the mining and voting precinct established long years ago by the Georgian explorer, Green Russell and in honor of that indomitable pioneer christened ‘Russell Gulch.’ Rumage was the owner of a very remarkable […]
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, January 20, 1877
There are several large horse residences in New York. They each have beds for hundreds of horses, and the dining tables are a hundred times larger than those of the ‘fifth Avenue” and “Windsor” put together. The Horse Hotel, the largest one of all, is on Third Avenue, between Sixty-fifth and Sixty-ninth streets. It is […]
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