Map and timeline of newspaper matches for Influenza pandemic, 1918-1920
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Influenza pandemic, 1918-1920

The pandemic brought repeated influenza waves; newspapers also called the illness grippe. Newspaper pages from 1918 to 1920 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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189348 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (6608 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Evening Star — 1918-01-02, page 7

    … Tablets ivw Cincotone Cold Tablets, the best for fresh cold, - headache and la grippe ?vv Scott's Emulsion, ? f AA ?c and 4>i H. S. Wampole Cod CQ Liver Oil Preparation …

    … or arsenated Manola Tonic ?2rr- 45c Doan's Kidney Pills De Witt's Kidney Pills Grippe Inaur Freckles Removed Easily If you apply just a litte of Barnard's Cream every …

  2. The Washington Times — 1918-01-02, page 5

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … cleansing you ever experienced? You will wake up feeling Mt and fine. Cascarets never grippe or sicken like salts. pills and calomeL. They act so gently that you hardly realize …

  3. The Washington Times — 1918-01-02, page 11

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … centers. Headache From ACold? Listen! ''Pape's Cold Compound ends severe colds or grippe in few hours. Your cold VIII break and an grippe misery end after taking . dose OF "Pape's Cold Compound" every two hours until …

  4. The Washington Times — 1918-01-02, page 12

    … chief. Headache From ACofd? 'Ifetenl "Pane's Cold Combeufl ends severe colds or I grippe in few hours. Tour cold will breal and all grippe misery end after taking a dose of "Papa's Cold Compound" every two hours until …

  5. The Washington Herald — 1918-01-03, page 3

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … Cascaret to a sick. cross. bilious, feverish child any time they are harmless-nCver grippe or sicken.-Adv FEAR RELIEF SHIP LOST. London, Jan. 2.-The Daily Mail saNs It is …

  6. The Washington Herald — 1918-01-04, page 5

    … successful tonics. This Home Missionary tells how Vinol created ?trength after Grippe: Towanda. Pa.?"I am a Home Mi-"-????, ?un arter a haro spell of Grippe was weak, run-down, had headaches, indigestion, pains in my chest, and was tired …

  7. The Washington Times — 1918-01-04, page 3

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … you ever experienced. You with wake upsfeelinE fit ana fine. Gas. carrots never grippe or bother you all the next day like caloGi1el. salts and pills. They act gentlY …

  8. The Washington Times — 1918-01-04, page 8

    … oil. Scott's Emulsion is famous for putting power in the blood to thwart colds, grippe, pneumonia and lung trouble. It is free from alcohol or opiates. m l ESI BALLOONS …

  9. The Washington Times — 1918-01-04, page 11

    … 20c 15c $1.09 Cincotone Cold Tablets, the best for fresh cold, OP headache and la grippe aC 0 C Scott's Emul sion 59c and.... H. S. Warapole Cod CA Liver Oil Preparation …

    … Wafer Bottles 2-quart sizes; excellent qual ity; all guar anteed perfect. r HilA Grippe Insurance Nutra-Yln tiMJUVKf m -a tonic wine, with 'iduol. the extract Cod Liver …

  10. The Washington Herald — 1918-01-06, page 9

    … ; also whitens the teeth and hardens the gums; regular 25c tube . 19c After the Grippe Take Nutra-Vin ?a tonic wine, with Gaduol, the extract of Cod Liver Oil, combined …

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