influenza epidemic in 1918

· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: The Influenza Epidemic in 1918 Fay Forrest Brown and his wife, Cora May Phares Brown, are asleep in their bedroom. Fay is the Reno County, Kansas, sheriff; Cora is the jail matron and cook. It’s July 6, 1927. * “Cloe! Cloe!” screamed Fay. “Hold on!” “Fay, wake up!” said Cora, firmly touching his shoulder. “You’re safe. You were dreaming.” “I saw her turning blue, then purple,” said Fay, his body sweating and hyperventilating. * Cloe Marcia Brown Young, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Influenza Epidemic in 1918