Nothing about a Pandemic or Epidemic is funny - but the similarities in how we all react can be. For all of the differences and changes in the world over the last 100 years, how a pandemic effects society doesn't seem to have changed all that much.
Here's what some of our local newspapers looked like in 1918, during the Spanish Flu -
Everyone Was Obsessed With The Numbers
No One Knew What The Real Numbers Were
Danville Morning News October 1918
And sometimes they were a little bit misleading.
Danville Morning News October 1918
Everything Was Closed
All public places in Milton were closed.
Schools, movie theaters, lodges, pool rooms, and
"every other place of assembly"
The Miltonian, October 17 1918
Fresh Air Was Still Recommended
"Become a fresh-air crank and enjoy life"
The Danville Morning News December 1918
There Were False Reports Of Restrictions
There had been reports that Selinsgrove and Mt Caramel had closed their towns, not allowing anyone in or out. But that didn't really happen.
There had been reports that Selinsgrove and Mt Caramel had closed their towns, not allowing anyone in or out. But that didn't really happen.
The Miltonian Nov 21 1918
For Some Deadly, For Some Only Minor
Lewisburg Journal, September 1919
Danville Morning News 1919
Some Had No Work, Others Worked Extra
Railroad clerks had to work 12 hour days, to cover for all of those who were ill.
The Railroad was essential..
Lewisburg Journal, 1918
Events Were Cancelled
The Milton Fair Cancelled
The Union County Fair was Cancelled
Danville Morning News Oct 1918
January 1919, Danville Morning News
Schools Closed
October 1918
Although when they opened back up varied, locally
Danville Morning News October 1918
Danville Morning News November 1918
But Not Everything Was Cancelled
The Danville Morning News Oct 1918
Nurses Went Where They Were Needed
Danville Morning News October 1918
There were Meat Supply Concerns
Although - this was because of the War, not the Flu
Remember, the Spanish Flu came during World War 1
The Danville Morning News Jan 1919
There Was "Questionable" Medical Advice
The Miltonian, October 17 1918
There Was Name Calling
(Although it was much more polite)
The Danville Morning News, November 1919
Caution Was Still Strongly Encouraged
Even After Things Improved
There Were Masks
(And Disinfectants)
Lewisburg Journal October 1918
This was a letter home from a soldier stationed in NY,
printed in the Lewisburg Journal, Oct 1918
It Took A Financial Toll
The Pittsburgh Press, 1919
It Dominated The News
Especially When It Struck Certain Families
October 1918, Danville Morning News
Everything Was About The Epidemic
Even Things That Really. Really. Were Not Related.
The Danville Morning News September 1919
There Were Jokes
No Memes in 1918 - But there were poems.
The Perry County Democrat
1918
It wasn't easy. So very many died.
But eventually, it came to an end.
And the world went on.
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It wasn't easy. So very many died.
But eventually, it came to an end.
And the world went on.
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Find More Local History Here:
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/p/history.html
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Read More From The Local Newspapers
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The Danville Morning News 1919
There was no vaccine for the Spanish Flu, but doctors were administering vaccines for a variety of other things, hoping they would help.
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