I was doing some research on two of my relatives (my grandmother's uncle and first cousin) who died in the Dallas area in 1918 from the flu. The uncle was 46 and the first cousin was 19. I came across these newspaper articles and found them an interesting backhanded comment on today's reaction. Most of the articles are from the Polk County Post. The last one in three parts is from the Oregon Journal.
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| Polk County Post, December 6, 1918 |
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| Polk County Post, December 13, 1918 |
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| Polk County Post, December 13, 1918 |
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| Polk County Post, January 3, 1919 |
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| Polk County Post, January 10, 1919 |
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| Polk County Post, January 17, 1919 |
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| Oregon Journal, January 12, 1919 |
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| Oregon Journal, January 12, 1919 |
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| Oregon Journal, January 12, 1919 |
2 comments:
Yes, that 1918 "Hong Kong flu" outbreak was really nasty, and it killed far more people than COVID has. But in today's world, the mantra is: Everybody Panic!
What is strange is that there has been no advance in over 100 years about what to do about it. Except they were less strict back then, few businesses forced to close and no massive unemployment.
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