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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1873
Page
6
A garbled 19th century scene describes a chaotic parade in Danbury with a printing office, a railing at a stove pipe, and a clerk posting a ledger amid noisy chatter. A Highland tea party anecdote highlights a traveler’s shame at a rowdy table with rats.
A gentleman's horse, loyal and attuned, ferries a wounded cat back to her kittens each morning. The cat, laid up after an injury, relied on the horse to lift her to the manger where her five kits waited, a touching example of cross species understanding observed by Mr. C in Rural Home.
The article urges every boy and girl to own farm stock such as sheep or poultry to develop business and management skills. It argues that caring for a small flock or calf fosters industry, home attachment, and prudence, noting that children who sell stock only when prices rise avoid losses and build a nucleus for future flocks.
A reader notes Japanese boy names with English meanings such as Chestnut Island and West Mountain and remarks on name changes. The piece then offers a Wonder of the World about Babylon’s Hanging Gardens and a vignette about Daniel Webster and Bible reading, urging children to read a verse daily.
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