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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1866
Page
7
Berlin Courant notes widespread fever in Wapac county with numerous deaths tracing to New London and Northport areas. It mentions John Bell in Cumberland Iron Works Tennessee and other scattered items from Illinois and New York rail and gas news, fires, floods relief, and notable local notices.
A list of U S patents granted for the week ending December 4 1866 reported by George L Chapin includes inventions from operators in Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Indiana Iowa and nearby towns. Notable items cover harvesters seeding machines grinders milk preservers and various farm and household devices with inventors across Milwaukee Chicago Racine Janesville and more.
Readable snippets show Burrell's at 115 Stephenson Street offering cranberries dried cherries cheese and candy toys with seasonal décor. The text recalls a legal English case on the meaning of team as horses or wagon horses, and includes romantic and literary quotes.
A letter from Mr. Locke questions a Masby counterfeit alleged to contribute sharmona to the Cecil Maryland Johnson organ, prompting inquiry into the matter.
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