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December 13

Under the heading of “A Year’s Work,” the Troy, New York Daily Press published on December 13, 1873 the following item: “Fred W. Schneider, a compositor employed on this paper, in the year ending today set and distributed, in 312 days, 10 hours per day, 3,234,203 ems, an average of 10,366 ems per day; highest […]