Chickens In The News: 1872 - 1922

By Karen Ballentine

Sharks, supreme court decision, Sunday morning sermons, parades, poetry, murder, divorce - what do these things have in common with chickens? You are about to find out in this historical and sometimes hysterical compilation of newspaper clippings about chickens.Whistling woman and crowing henAre neither fit for God nor men. 1874"Imagine being haunted your whole life through by chickens," said the traveling man, setting down his glass, "and by chicken pie at that. Of having it thrust before you by an unalterable decree, day in and day out, year after year, until mournful trips of murdered feathered birds pass in ghostly review before your eyes in sleep and hobgoblin chicken pies perform weird nocturnal dances in your abdomen." 1895"They are the most dadbusted, uncertainest creatures that walk the family acre." 1913Is eggs eggs, or is eggs chickens? This is a highly important question to the postmaster at Peoria, Illinois. 1913Wayne County, Ohio-On Wednesday evening 60 chickens were stolen from Perry Cotterman, who lives north of the city. His neighbor, George Newell, also suffered the loss of a large number. The attendance at the chicken supper given by the men of the United Presbyterian church Thursday evening was very good. 1912

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534758135
• ISBN13: 9781534758131
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"