STEARNS, Infant Child - 1910 - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

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STEARNS, Infant Child - 1910

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Review Nov 24, 1910 p7

Hillsboro, Nov 19 - Infantile paralysis has invaded Hillsboro and already one death has resulted from this dread disease.  Friday morning the small child of Mr. and Mrs. George Stearns passed away after a short illness caused by infantile paralysis and it is feared other cases may develop.  The death of several other children in this vicinity within the past few months are thought to have been caused by this disease.

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