Desperate for a cure, people turn to quack cures available from their local drug stores or through mail order. Few people ask for their money back because they either die, or recover naturally and attribute their recovery to the useless drug.
From The Chattanooga News, Tennessee, February 28, 1919
This is very interesting relating back to how severe the flu has been this flu season. This could be used in classrooms to inform students of how much medicine has advanced since 1919.
I really like this article. With the rise of the flu, I find this interesting a very interesting and something that students could find fun to see. This could be used to show students what happened in the 1900s and how medicine has advanced throughout the years.
I could use this in my classroom when I am teaching my students about history in general. I can show them things that people would do to cure things in the past, and how these things have changed over time. I can ask them if these things would be things we would use today or not. I can also use this to teach media literacy and how to read laterally before they believe it.
Great idea Mackenzie! Media literacy strategies like reading laterally are the same strategies that historians use for reading primary sources.