Yes, people grew sick and tired of being sick and tired then as well.. And with the discomfort of a global pandemic, people still got sick of masks in 1919 too.
In the coal region area, 3,273 residents of Schuylkill County would be counted among the dead.. In just a 2 day period, it was reported that 41 residents of Minersville died.. Gilberton had 51 die in just one set of row homes.. Schools, theaters, and businesses closed then as well .. They slowly began to reopen after this initial shock..
And all the while, masks were being pushed as mandatory apparel to continue life in the then ‘new normal’ of the post Spanish Flu pandemic..
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