Saturday, July 18, 2020

Masks in America, a century ago

The Arizona Republican, November 28, 1919

San Francisco Chronicle (front page), October 25, 1918

The Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, October 4, 1918

Santa Cruz Evening News, December 12, 1918

Both from same page of Lancaster (Pennsylvania) Semi-Weekly Intelligencer, October 16, 1918

The Coffeyville Daily Journal, Coffeyville, Kansas, December 13, 1918





Meanwhile...
Some news headlines today here in 2020

  • NEW PEAK NOW: USA 77,638 INFECTIONS IN PAST 24 HOURS
  • Deaths rise and rise
  • Patients swamp ERs
  • Young people increasingly driving spread
  • South Florida relock?
  • With antibodies fading fast, vaccine hopes fade, too
  • Mistrust Could Imperil Widespread Immunity
  • Scientists identify 6 types of coronavirus with increasing severity levels
  • Underground parties continue to dismiss social distancing rules
  • Nation divided over mask wearing and schools reopening
  • Rancor between scientists and Trump allies threatens response
  • GOP senators sound alarm as cases surge in home states
  • Republicans eye sweeping shield from liability
  • Administration opposes new funds for testing, tracing, and CDC in virus relief bill
  • White anti-mask protesters jeered a black pastor demanding Tulsa race massacre reparations
  • A med-school staffer dived into online groups to debunk coronavirus conspiracy theories. Would anyone listen?
  • For parents who can afford it, a solution for fall: Bring the teachers to them

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