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.”
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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