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The pandemic of 1918 hit harder and lasted longer than we recall [The Scribbler]
JACK BRUBAKER | The Scribbler In late March, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Walker, of Gap, died of complications following influenza. In early April, Sarah Haldeman, of Rapho Township, died of complications following influenza. These are snapshots of the ongoing toll. Flu deaths devastated the agricultural community. âNothing has ever afflicted this county that has affected farm calculations more seriously than this dread disease,ââ Lancasterâs Semi-Weekly New Era reported on Jan. 25, 1919. The pandemic of 1918-19 lasted longer and affected more people in mo...
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