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I’m not so timid about germs

October 6, 2020 by sergneri 1 Comment

Substitute COVID-19 for INFLUENZA in the article below, and you sum up how epidemics impact people. – JS. Riverside Daily Press 18 February 1919 SIDE TALKS BY RUTH CAMERON Rocking the Boat “Well, I’m thankful to say, I’m not so timid about germs. My carcass isn’t quite so valuable to me as all that,” said … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Pandemic, Thinking about Tagged: #SonomaResponds, 1919 Spanish Influeza, contagion, Death, disease, germs, plague, Spanish Influenza

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