No doctor within forty miles: influenza at Arbon, autumn 1918
In October 1918 the Spanish influenza reached Arbon Valley weeks after its only doctor had left; the American Falls Press followed the sick, the dead and the helpers week by week.
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In October 1918 the Spanish influenza reached Arbon Valley weeks after its only doctor had left; the American Falls Press followed the sick, the dead and the helpers week by week.