When officials announced that the Spanish flu pandemic was on the wane in Seattle back in 1918, people poured into the streets in celebration.
It happened to coincide with the end of World War I, giving double cause for joy. But the demise of the disease was a major part of the revelry.
"The Flu Ban is Lifted!" trumpeted a clothing store ad in the Seattle Daily Times, in November 1918, inviting everyone to come back downtown after weeks of lockdowns and quarantines.
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