I just had to share this with you..... The Oswego Palladium Times, Thursday, August 16, 1928,..... PET CANARY, 16 YEARS OLD, DEAD A bird, upwards of 16 years old, died yesterday. It was "Dicky" the pet canary of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kelly, East Sixth Street. Mr. Kelly, who is a custodian of the County clerk's building, has had the bird for more than thirteen years and it was about three years old when he got the warbler. Monte Lass, present chief of the fire department, was the original owner of "Dicky." For many years, in fact up to two years ago, the bird was a singer, but old age brought silence to his golden throat, and thereafter he could only peep and chatter after the fashion of ordinary members of the feathered tribe. In the latter days of his life "Dicky" showed all the symptoms of senility, even to baldness and crippled feet. He was unable to hop onto his perch, and was satisfied to slump down on the floor of the cage. Yesterday he weakened and died; excessive heat is believed to have hastened his end. "Dicky" was a neighborhood pet and his advanced age was regarded as most unusual. .......My condolences to "Dicky's" family past & present....Anne Ruggeri