[5] Reusable cloth face masks were a dimly remembered part of my godmother’s early childhood. She was born in 1919, when the Spanish flu began to spread around the globe. On recalling that she ...

In October, 1918, the flu ... masks over their nose and mouth, often soaked in camphor or other medicinal substances. After months of terrorizing people around the world, the "Spanish lady ...

It is dangerous to draw too many parallels between coronavirus and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic ... Getty Images Women wear cloth surgical-style masks to protect against influenza In 1918 ...