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November 5, 1918

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The ban on businesses resulting from the spanish flu has ended in Harrisburg, PA, soda fountains will sizzle for the first time in 5 weeks. Churches will open for mid-week services and the emergency hospital will be shuttered, no longer needed. there were 3 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Source: “Ban on Business Lifted at Noon; Theaters Open,” Harrisburg Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, November 5, 1918. Page 1, Column 4.

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