Saturday, September 18, 2010
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, April 21, 1905
 Soldiers, Lost In Jungle, Are Forced To That Fare. United States Cavalrymen Subsist forNineteen Days Upon Flesh of Simians.     Lost in the jungles of Mindanao, a troop of United States cavalry subsisted for nineteen days on the flesh of monkeys. The troopers were finally found by a scouting party sent in search of […]
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, October 30, 1875
    An exchange gives the following account of a weasel’s stratagem, with the suspicious remark that it is vouched for by a friend. A grist-mill was infested with large rats, until a weasel came there and destroyed nearly all of them. There was, however, one large rat which he could not conquer. They had several […]
Friday, September 17, 2010
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, January 31, 1896
    Wild cats abound in Pleasant Valley woods, a few miles east of Winsted, Conn., and recently became so bold that they attacked human beings, almost sending to death one of the farmers of the neighborhood. The other day a party was organized to hunt the felines and five of the latter, one of them […]
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Friday, September 17, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, April 8, 1898
The is a certain cat of clerical associations and impeccable social standing who swims like a fish, and what is more, appears to enjoy it like any duckling. A Pug dog in the family seems to think the performance unnatural, and whenever the cat goes down to take his bath the pug follows, showing every […]
Friday, September 17, 2010
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, March 2, 1906
C. P. Fisher, is Victim of Ferocious Onslaught of House Cat Which Turns upon Him While being Petted. Wounds May Result Seriously. Â Â Â Â C. P. Fisher, Libertyville’s veteran mason contractor, was the victim of a most unusual occurrence the first of the week the family cat attacking and biting him in such a manner that the […]
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, August 2, 1918
While Watching for rats, They Frighten Away Hawks-Are Broken From Killing Little Ones. Â Â Â Â Did you know that cats are a valuable asset to the poultryman? You might believe that they were anything but invaluable because of their innate love for fresh meats. But sweeter than baby chicks to the palate of the cat are […]
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, July 8, 1878
    A few days ago, says a correspondent of Forest and Stream, some corn meal mixed with arsenic was set in my yard to exterminate the many rodents which were infesting it. The plate of poison was soon surrounded with rats, each one eager to obtain its full share. At length one much larger and […]
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, April 12, 1901
    Carbondale, Ills., April 12.-A unique condition seems to exist at Anna, where for several months an epidemic of smallpox has raged to such an extent that the public schools have been closed and services in the churches have temporarily suspended. In a residence where the occupants have been afflicted with the disease it has […]
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, January 2, 1875
    In Paris, a bull dog, supposed to be mad jumped upon a horse which a gentleman was riding, but lost his hold, and the horse started at a desperate gallop, with the dog behind him. At first the gentleman tried to stop the horse, but subsequently urged him forward, judging apparantly, that is was […]
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 28, 1874
    A rabid dog bit twenty persons and some forty canines in Chicago last Friday afternoon. Mayor Colvin has issued a proclamatiom ordering dogs muzzled for sixty days from date.
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