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PATRON -A personal letter written from Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama on October 21, 1918 about the Flu Pandemic

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PATRON -A personal letter written from Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama on October 21, 1918 about the Flu Pandemic

November 27, 2023 November 27, 2023by Donna R Causey

In the following transcribed letter, Lucy describes her work to her son in the influenza ward at the Camp Sheridan hospital. Transcribed letter from…

PATRON – In 1918, Surgeon General said the flu epidemic was over, while statistics reported an increased death rate

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PATRON – In 1918, Surgeon General said the flu epidemic was over, while statistics reported an increased death rate

August 22, 2021 November 4, 2021by Donna R Causey

(Transcribed from The Weekly Herald (Wetumpka, Alabama, December 12, 1918) STATISTICS SHOW INCREASED MORTALITY FROM INFLUENZA Notwithstanding the newspaper quotations from Surgeon General Blue…

Report from Washington, D. C., October 19, 1918, on Pandemic

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Report from Washington, D. C., October 19, 1918, on Pandemic

December 21, 2020 November 21, 2020by Donna R Causey

During the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918-1920 the death toll worldwide reached 20 million including 548,000 Americans in 10 months. Compared to 20 million…

PATRON + In 1918, Surgeon General said flu epidemic over, while statistics reported increase death rate

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PATRON + In 1918, Surgeon General said flu epidemic over, while statistics reported increase death rate

December 14, 2020 November 25, 2020by Donna R Causey

(Transcribed from The Weekly Herald (Wetumpka, Alabama, December12, 1918) STATISTICS SHOW INCREASED MORTALITY FROM INFLUENZA Notwithstanding the newspaper quotations from Surgeon General Blue to…