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On This Day | Before Vaccines? Quarintines
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Josh Wolsky
Officer Kimball was ordered to the home of Mr. McHenry in this city Saturday morning to quarantine the residence. Several members of the family have bad cases of small pox. There are quite a number of cases of small pox in the city and a good deal in the country . . . One young man who had the disease grew weary of staying at home and attended the country balls, peppering everyone.
1903-12-23 | Ward County Independent
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