Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 18, 1922
Dogs of Scotland Are Also the Companions and Protectors of the Crofter Children. Â Â Â Â The sheepdogs of Scotland are guides and defenders not only of the sheep flocks, but also the children of the crofters. Were it not for these shaggy, intelligent fellows, born shepherds of the weak and defenseless, it would be unsafe for […]
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Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, June 10, 1904
    A Newfoundland dog taken from Omaha to Portland, Ore., when his owners moved there a year ago, has returned to his old home. His blistered feet and shaggy coat are sufficient evidence that a large part of the 1,800 miles was covered on foot.
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Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Sunday, December 28, 1873
    A noble Newfoundland dog once went with a mother and her child to the village. Soon after their arrival, the little girl was burned so severely as almost to produce convulsions. A physician, an absolute stranger, was summoned, under whose soothing remedies the girl was quieted and fell asleep, when the doctor took his […]
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Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, October 2, 1903
    An Albany dog dragged his 7-year-old mistress from a fire occasioned by a gasoline explosion, saving her life and summoning help by barking. All the hair on the dog’s back was burned off.
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Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Wednesday, January 31, 1906
    A crowd of people around the post office were vastly amused yesterday afternoon by a horse desengaging itself from a wagon and leaving the wagon and driver in the middle of the street. Something gave way on the harness and the horse tore up the street at a terrific rate of speed the onlookers thinking […]
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Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, January 25, 1906
 Animal spends several days in Well, People unable to Locate it.     The mystery of a dog’s bark and howl was solved this morning by Officer Adam Vogel and as a result the pet dog of the Osborne family is at home, probably eating to make up for what he lost during the past […]
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Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, October 24, 1907
Remarkable Spectacle Seen on Washington Street. Â Â Â Â A remarkable spectacle was seen on Washington street near County last night at about 6:30, when a dog was observed to be driving a heavy work team along the street, evidently to the barn, sitting up straight in the front seat with the lines between his teeth, holding […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, July 15, 1907
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois, on 07/15/1907.     Port Arthur, Ont., July 15.-The Lake Superior limited on the Canada Northern railway had a peculiar experience near Kashabowie, where a cloud of moths was encountered, obscuring the view and covering the tracks so deeply that the train was stalled. It took the train crew […]
Published in the The Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, June 29, 1907
Birds Rout Predatory Feline Which Attacks Their Nest. Â Â Â Â Residents of Fayette place, Taupton,Mass., recently witnessed a remarkable battle between “Rags,” a coon cat owned by Mrs. James Brown, and two blue Jays. The jays were the aggressors and the victors. Â Â Â Â Attracted by the scolding of the jays, the residents saw “Rags” sitting on […]
Published in the The Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, May 23, 1907
    Perhaps the Danes selected the Raven for their standard out of feelings of gratitude, for before the invention of the mariner’s compass they must have found him extremely useful. The only method of determining whether land was near was to let loose a raven. If the bird saw land he sailed away forever; if […]
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