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November 23, 1872, Harper’s Weekly included a cartoon showing a priest blessing a bedraggled and sickened horse. (Harper’s Weekly)
November 23, 1872, Harper’s Weekly included a cartoon showing a priest blessing a bedraggled and sickened horse. (Harper’s Weekly)