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GEESE. In July 1878, geese were "becoming an unbearable nuisance." Residents of the levee proposed to "murder several flocks" in the area unless their owners took care of them. (1)
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Source:
1. "Caught on the Fly," Dubuque Herald, July 24, 1878 p. 4