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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.

Browse Items (5 total)

3 Nov . Mobile flu news 1918 p2A Mobile Register.pdf
News article about the closing of the emergency kitchen at the A.F. Owen high school

27 Oct . Flu on wane locally 1918 p3 Mobile Register.pdf
News article

Sub-headline: Only 31 New Cases Reported and Three Deaths - Emergency Epidemic Committee Formed

14 Oct . 1 death 37 new cases 1918 p1A Mobile Register.pdf
News article followed by suggestions on how to stay safe and not panic

Sub-headline: Board of Health Says, Though Epidemic Is Increasing, There Is No Cause for Alarm
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Influenza: How To Avoid It - How To Care For Those Who Have It
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Don't Be…

13 Oct . 1,288 cases in Mobile 1918 p1 Local Mobile Register.pdf
Sub-headlines:

Toll of Flu In Mobile 25; 445 New Cases
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Epidemic Appears To Be Spreading Despite Efforts of Health and City Officials and Red Cross to Check It
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1, 607 Cases in the City and County
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Mothers' Army and Navy League Opens…

11 Oct . P'goula battalion 1918 p10 Mobile Register.pdf
News article about influenza spread in the fourth battalion of the United States Guard in Pascagoula
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