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Wilmington Had the “Halloween Flu” in 1918
The end of October was usually a scary time in Wilmington as Halloween, with all its frolic, grinning jack-o-lanterns and mystic spirits, rolled around. But with the city living through an actual nightmare, the Spanish Influenza, the city police department … Continue reading
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