Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Influenza Epidemic of 1918 (Spanish Flu)" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Spanish influenza, Spanish flu, grip, la grippe, plague, epidemic, pandemic, Pfeiffer’s bacillus (Pfelffer’s bacillus will also reveal results)
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. The date range from 1918 to 1920 will yield the best results.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Epidemic of Grip and Pneumonia"
The Ogden Standard (Ogden City, UT), May 8, 1918, 3:30 P.M. City Edition, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1.
"Camp Dodge Leads in Health"
The Tomahawk (White Earth, MN), June 27, 1918, Page 2, Image 2, col. 3.
"Today: the Kaiser is Ill"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), July 11, 1918, Final Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Phipps Institute Identifies Germ of Spanish Grip"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), September 20, 1918, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Influenza Claims Victim in Capital"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), September 21, 1918, Final Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Influenza Will Spread West, Is Belief"
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX), September 27, 1918, Home Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Medical Science's Newest Discoveries about the 'Spanish Influenza'"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 6, 1918, National Edition, Page 22, Image 22, col. 1.
"'Spanish Influenza,' 'Three-Day-Fever,' and 'The Flu'"
The Coconino Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), October 11, 1918, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Uncle Sam's Advice on Flu"
Nassau County Leader (Fernandina, FL), October 18, 1918, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Influenza Still Holds Sway Here"
The Evening Herald (Klamath Falls, OR), November 7, 1918, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Quarantine is Lifted"
Pullman Herald (Pullman, WA), November 15, 1918, Page 1, Image 1, col 3.
"Influenza and the Mask"
The Logan Republican (Logan, UT), December 21, 1918, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Spanish Influenza"
The Ogden Standard (Ogden City, UT), February 9, 1920, Last Edition--4 pm, Page 9, Image 9, col. 5.

Influenza Epidemic of 1918 (Spanish Flu): Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America