Mask wearing was just as controversial and divisive in the 1918 pandemic as it is today. Some doubted their effectiveness and even accused them of making people sicker, an βanti-mask leagueβ emerged and many were arrested.
1918 writer says Spanish Flu defeated, forget about masks and smile! (the worst was yet to come) <a href="https://t.co/nXhDp58Vqv">pic.twitter.com/nXhDp58Vqv</a>
β Pessimists Archive (@PessimistsArc)September 9, 2020
π° Stockton Daily Evening Recordscraped1918
π Wed, Nov 20, 1918 Β· Page 6
π newspapers.com/clip/60673792/stockton-daily-evening-record/
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