covid-19 – Page 5 – The Coal Speaker

August 2, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

The Bloomsburg Non Fair in 2020 vs the Big Bloomsburg Fair in 1918

Did the October 1918 Bloomsburg Spanish Flu surge get affected by the Big Bloomsburg Fair the same month?

July 19, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

The ‘unknown pneumonia’ of 2020

Just as we are watching the rise of COVID-19 cases, some are speculating that we are witnessing the rise of COVID-20!

According to CNN reporting just days ago, a new ‘unknown’ strain of coronavirus is even worse.. even deadlier.. and you will not test positive for any COVID-19 tests that are run..

July 2, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

Kfood, Kfun and Kface coverings

Kfood, Kfun and Kface coverings! On a day when Pennsylvania issued an order forcing a mask in all public places!
Knoebels was forced to go to the socials to offer up a new policy, one more strict and direct: No mask? No entry!

The mask slackers were put on notice!

June 28, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

A summer day in the life of COVID-19

TEXAS AND FLORIDA BANNING THE BARS! PITTSBURGH JOINS IN! Corona rampages!

June 20, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

The last longest day of the year. Or is it the longest LAST day of the year?

Today–the longest day of the year–is the summer solstice. These beautiful summer days were the sun’s gorgeous light long lasts

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..