“Don’t Get Scared!” was the advice printed in virtually every newspaper in the country, in large, blocked-off parts of pages labeled “Advice on How to Avoid Influenza.” The Albuquerque Morning Journal issued instructions on “How to Dodge ‘Flu.’” The most prominent advice was the usual: “Don’t Get Scared.” Almost daily it repeated, “Don’t Let Flu Frighten You to Death,” “Don’t Panic.”
