Excerpts from “Local Matters” column regarding influenza from the Turners Falls Reporter newspaper

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This article is about the effects of the influenza epidemic (1918-1920) in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. The author states that it was very noticeable that children were not outside playing and the availability of doctors and nurses was low because they were also getting sick. The article ends with “Everybody is praying for better weather, when it is thought the cases of illness will diminish.”

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Item typePeriodicals
Newspaper
Article
PublisherTurners Falls Reporter
Date1918-10-02
PlaceGreenfield, Massachusetts; Turners Falls, Massachusetts
TopicMedical, Health, Disease
Home Life, Household Items, Furniture
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 2.75 in Width: 1.75 in
Catalog #L08.043
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Turners Falls Reporter. [Excerpts from “Local Matters” column regarding influenza from the Turners Falls Reporter newspaper.] October 2, 1918. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l08-043/. Accessed on November 10, 2024.

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