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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1880
Page
7
A discussion on steel boiler plates contrasts Bessemer steel with the Siemens Martin process noting quality losses. The piece shifts to a laundress confessing she burned a shirt while ironing and the customer concludes with forgiving humor about Christmas and the six shirts.
A Pittsfield Maine resident outwits a con man who tried to extort money with a fake neuralgia cure. She placed cash on a kitchen table as requested, then returned with a revolver and forced the suspect back to the kitchen where he relinquished the money and begged for mercy. Nearby notes report Geneva Switzerland streetcar workers to gain a share of receipts, promising doubled pay later. Also included is a mathematical barleyscorn measure by Lieutenant Conder tying Maimonides to yard and furlong lengths.
Freeport city ordinance requires physicians to report within 24 hours any suspected measles small pox scarlet fever diphtheria or other contagious disease. The City Clerk must maintain a public register with patient name residence disease type reporting date and physician and notify the School Board. Fines range from twenty to one hundred dollars per offense.
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