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7 Stupid Reactions to Flu Mask Laws in 1918 Pandemic

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7 Stupid Reactions to Flu Mask Laws in 1918 Pandemic

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Aug 6, 2021
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7 Stupid Reactions to Flu Mask Laws in 1918 Pandemic

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Nov 22, 1918: SF residents gathered around a clock tower to count down the seconds to flu mask laws ending like it was New Years Eve. Kids heckled those who didn’t remove masks.

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It wouldn’t be long before SF would return to the Masks….

Source: Left, Right

It only took two weeks until San Francisco returned to the mask.


Nov 16, 1918: Man refusing to wear mask proclaims “I would rather spend the rest of my life in jail than wear one” He lasted 2 days. SHARE

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Nov 24, 1918: Man gets razor blade out when asked to wear mask, health officer shoots him in leg... SHARE


Nov 21, 1918: Health officer who ordered mask law in SF caught not wearing mask — blamed it on taking puff of cigar. Pays fine. SHARE


Oct 28, 1918: 110 arrested for not wearing flu mask. SHARE


Dec 18, 1918: Anti-mask protestors storm council meeting to demand mask laws be repealed. SHARE


Nov 8, 1918: Mask proponent roasted in council chamber: “Instead of swatting the “flu,” the special committee swatted Dr. Hutchinson.” “President Farmer of the Council leaned back… …and remarked, “All this talk about making the wearing of masks compulsory sounds to me like bunk.”SHARE

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