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1200 cases of Influenza. Mr. Tarro, Mrs. Bagley died. Went down town in Eve. May played out nearly all day. Harold died.
Note: I think Harold is Ernest's brother. Ada appears to have added this at a later date.
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Transcription of a 1915 - 1919 diary written by my husband's grandmother Ada May (Grimshaw) Illingworth who lived in Springfield, Vermont.
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How sad. What a terrible epidemic to have lived through.
ReplyDeleteYes, so horrible. Hard to imagine the impact it had on the survivors. I've read a book that talks about the worldwide denial that occurred after the flu had finally died out.
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