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Friday, February 21, 2020

News Related to Flu Epidemic in North Carolina, Feb. 21, 1920

From The Daily Times, Wilson, N.C., Feb. 21, 1920

Goldsboro Gets Booze Shipment

Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 20—Miss Virginia Sheftall of Savannah, Ga., said to be prominently connected in that city, is critically ill at a local hotel where Wednesday night she was stricken with influenza shortly after registering at the hotel. Pneumonia developed yesterday and today little hope is entertained for her recovery. The young woman’s mother arrived here last night from Savannah.

Five barrels of government bonded whiskey consigned to a local hospital arrived here yesterday under guard of two government agents from Baltimore, where it is said the fluid used to blink and bubble behind the bars was purchased. When the stuff arrived here it was unloaded by the agents and quite a crowd witnessed its removal to the hospital.

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Raleigh Raises Ban on Influenza

Raleigh’s quarantine against influenza which has been in operation since February 7 at 6 p.m., will be lifted at midnight Saturday, allowing churches to hold their regular services Sunday and all business to resume its normal course Monday.

This is the result of action of the city commissioners in their meeting yesterday afternoon when the closing ordinance was repealed. The action was upon the advice of health authorities Dr. W.S. Rankin, State Health Officer, and Dr. Percy Ahrons, county health officer, concurring. The commissioners repealed the ordinance effective Saturday night feeling that their original action, placing a ban on all public gatherings and closing the schools, had a wholesome effect in checking the spread of influenza.

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Fifth District Physicians Meet

Red Springs, Feb. 20—The mid winter meeting of the fifth district North Carolina Medical Association was held here today in the auditorium of Flora Macdonald College. Dr. Vardell welcomed the visiting physicians and offered brief opening prayer. The address of the day was delivered by Dr. Francis E. Stewart, director of the scientific department of the H.K. Mulford Company, Philadelphia, his subject being “The Use of Vaccines and Serums for the Prevention and Treatment of Influenza and the Pneumonias.”

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Much Interest Manifested Here By F.D. Gold, Editor

Many inquiries come to the editor of the Times as to when the ban will be removed on account of the prevalence of influenza and the churches, moving picture shows and the schools will be allowed to open again. The decision to remove restrictions in Raleigh has quite naturally accentuated the inquiries with reference to Wilson.

While the “flu” situation in the city of Wilson has improved, yet there is a great deal in the country, and the disease is not entirely over here. There are a few new cases of influenza and some pneumonia, and a number of people in the city are lying close to death’s door.

The illness of Dr. Smith and Mayor Hill precludes any action this week, for they are a large part of the health board, and are weighty officials in the affairs of the community.

A few more days will determine whether the disease is really dying out or is merely waiting on more material. In this connection we desire to commend the conduct of our people in submitting gracefully to the powers that be, and in this way doing all in their power to alleviate the suffering and eliminate the disease
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