1918 pandemic, war, and small town life, as reported by the local paper (beginning Oct 1 (just added caveats) ). The virus is in San Francisco, and has hit Redding and other Northern California towns, and is about to make its appearance in Nevada County.
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Influenza spreading in every state
p.2, Man who fled from Grass Valley earlier in week (who slipped away when reported) now ill in Reno
editorial/features page,
David Starr Jordan on prewar and peace(?)
Influenza worry is bad for anyone
keep influenza out of mind as much as possible
stay away from crowds
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
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um, yes...back to the past. Unfortunately a) during my two days of Historical Library immersion the notes became sparser and sparser, plus b) I didn't read all the way through to the end of the month, so in order to do a full month of old clippings (the original, unstated plan) c) I would have had to return to said library to re-immerse which would have had the effect of d) causing even greater underperformance on my myriad present day employment, filial and pre-precipitation responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteand once you're a day or two behind, it is so easy to get three or four days behind...
Lesson: something about never biting off more than you can chew
Truth: "Many ... people are little more than janitors of their possessions" - Frank Lloyd Wright
To more directly address Russ's question -
ReplyDeletein short the picture the posts were to make was that the editorial reassurances on "no need for panic", and scoffing at those who were concerned, met up against a reality that was rather different.
pretty hard to tell it from the posts so far though, I agree.
:-}
when I have free weekday time again...