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From: Carl Backers <>
Subject: Re: [OHADAMS-L] [OHBROWN-L] Re: 1917-18 winter,and flu
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 11:03:25 -0800


Diane Hettrick (by way of Betty Lou Riley ) wrote:
>
> This was also on the OHBrown list, Added to the topic! Betty Lou
>
> Yes, the flu.
> It was, as I recall, an animal flu kin to swine flu or the recent bird flu in
> Hong Kong and China. Very virulent. My mother was in Montana and caught it.
> It bestowed life-long immunity to flu - she was 8-9 when she got sick - she
> died in 1993 without ever having any kind of flu again.
> Diane Hettrick
> Seattle
>
>
> Virginia W. Beck wrote:
> >
> > My parents lived in Spokane WA during that time, and also talked about the
> > terrible flu epidemic. They said veryone wore masks over their faces to try
> > and keep out the 'germs'. They were in the restaurant business, and had to
> > be especially careful to sterilize all the dishes and utensils. Virginia.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Date: Sunday, January 10, 1999 6:20 PM
> > Subject: 1917-18 winter,and flu
> >
> > >My parents, b 1898 and 1901 ,talked a lot about the 1917-18 winter. This
>
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I lost two young grandparents, and an uncle. My father had it when he
was 7. They all died and my father was orphaned. They died so
quickly. They were barely 30 yrs. old. My grandfather had a barber
store in Portsmouth, OH, Scioto. Very sad! connie in Calif.

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