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Mobile Public Library Local History & Genealogy Library

The Local History and Genealogy Library is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to the history of Mobile, and the greater Gulf Coast region.

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21 Oct . Register assails flu critics 1918 p4 Mobile Register.pdf
News editorial about Commissioner Pillans' outburst against the Mobile Register for its coverage of the epidemic and criticism of local government

12 Dec . editorial.pdf
News editorial about the city health officials not keeping the public aware of the recurrence of the epidemic in Mobile, and the Register being the city's source for accurate information

26 Oct . Cooperation against epidemic 1918 p3 Mobile Register.pdf
News article

Sub-headline: Women's War Service and Health Officials Hold Meeting - Conditions Improving

23 Oct . trolley operations hampered 1918 p6 Mobile Register.pdf
News article about the epidemic's effect on transportation in Mobile

21 Oct . US authorities seize coffins 1918 p6 Mobile Register.pdf
News article about measures taken to stop undertakers from profiteering off of the epidemic

Sub-headline: Alleged Unscrupulous Methods Causes Confiscation to Protect Victim's Families

27 Oct . Vaccine use for flu 1918 p2 Mobile Register.pdf
News article

1 Nov . Van Antwerp flu ad 1918 p19 Mobile Register.pdf
Advertisement

Spanish Influenza Is Epidemic Here
Many Cases Develop Into Deadly Pneumonia . Easier to Prevent Than Cure. How to Avoid

11 Nov . Vick's ad 1918 p2 Mobile Register.pdf
Advertisement for Vick's Vaporub

Druggists Still Asked To Conserve Stocks of Vaporub Needed in "Flu" Districts
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Influenza Epidemic is Decreasing in Most Sections and the Demand is Slackening But We Are Still 18,000 Gross Behind On Orders and It…

15 Dec . violation flu law.pdf
News article about the arrest of Bob Thomas for breaking the city ordinance by selling soft drinks in his store
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