Antique Clippings

Antique humor and clippings, randomly discovered ephemera and interesting things! A lot of the things here are from before 1950, maybe way before. There will be things not politically correct today, ethnic humor, and enemies called names. The past is very messy.

Showing posts with label giraffes. Show all posts

Showing posts with label giraffes. Show all posts

Saturday, June 7, 2008

The Giraffe's Head a Sledge Hammer

1895 "Speaking of knockers," said Ed Coyne, who for the last ten years has been keeper of Daisy, the giant giraffe at the zoo, ...

Friday, February 29, 2008

Hunting Giraffes

1900 No Danger Attends This Sport Except From the Animal's Heels A good giraffe skin is worth from $10 to $20 in South Africa and much m...

Saturday, June 23, 2007

King of Beasts Sometimes King of Feasts

1896 The Things People Eat The so-called king of beasts is usually associated with eating rather than being eaten, yet the lion is an articl...

Friday, May 4, 2007

Hunting Giraffes – Out and About With The Kafirs One Day

1878 Hunting the Giraffe A writer says: Giraffes, if not hard pressed, do not go at any great pace, so that before long we were within one h...

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