I have been having a lot of success lately with newspapers.com, my favorite site for newspaper research. Their search engine seems to work better than than the other sites, or at least I've figured it out better! Or maybe they just have more newspapers that are relevant to my family!
Ben Payton and family, Haskell News, Haskell, Oklahoma, 04 Oct 1917, page 5, column 3; digital image newspapers.com, (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 14 Sep 2014) |
This weekend, I decided to research some of my husband's family members and I came across the above article about one of his ancestors, Ben Payton. It looks like the family was attacked by a mad dog and they were taking a serum to combat against rabies.
Mad Cat Wounds Three, Haskell News, Haskell, Oklahoma, 13 Sep 1917, page 1, column 6; digital image newspapers.com, (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 14 Sep 2014) |
After a little more research, I was able to uncover an article about the actual attack. The father, Ben, and two children, Audrey aged three and Frank aged seven, had actually been attacked by a mad cat, not a mad dog! But, their dog had also been infected.
Last summer, I had a rabies scare, too. I was running in my neighborhood when two dogs came from behind me and the larger dog, a female pit bull, started jumping on me. The jumps were painful, but with the third jump she also bit me. I ran up to a house, and both dogs stood staring at me. At the time, I didn't understand it, but I've been told that I was no longer a target for them because I stopped running.
(Remember, you can't outrun a dog and it will be more likely to see you as a target if you are running! You are better off walking slowly away while keeping your eye on the dog. Do not make eye contact. Do not smile and show your teeth.)
(For more information on what to do if an aggressive dog threatens you, check out this CBS News link.)
Do we share common ancestors? I'd love to talk! Please leave a comment or write me at drleeds@sbcglobal.net
Last summer, I had a rabies scare, too. I was running in my neighborhood when two dogs came from behind me and the larger dog, a female pit bull, started jumping on me. The jumps were painful, but with the third jump she also bit me. I ran up to a house, and both dogs stood staring at me. At the time, I didn't understand it, but I've been told that I was no longer a target for them because I stopped running.
(Remember, you can't outrun a dog and it will be more likely to see you as a target if you are running! You are better off walking slowly away while keeping your eye on the dog. Do not make eye contact. Do not smile and show your teeth.)
(For more information on what to do if an aggressive dog threatens you, check out this CBS News link.)
Do we share common ancestors? I'd love to talk! Please leave a comment or write me at drleeds@sbcglobal.net
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