“The Good Old Days” Various Diseases

Today we are reminded by the news reports and newspapers of the word “Covid”.

Going back 4 years, many of us would have said “what is Covid?”

But today, we hear the word many times per day, almost to the point of shutting off the news, because we have heard the stories about “Covid” before.

Much of the news reports deal with questions regarding the use of injected drugs that haven't been tested to the satisfaction of some of the public.

The disease is blamed for economic problems, business closures, unemployment, church attendance reduction, supply shortages, inflation, political and social fighting, death, etc., etc. The question that exists is was it the actual disease that caused the problems or was it simply the way it was handled by politics and press. It made the population another reason to fear. Could the disease have been handled more effectively in other ways? We really don't know, but the fact remains that how it was done and now we have to live with it.

Remembering back to 1950, the really big fear was polio. Some of us were personally affected by it, whether ourselves or our family. There was a really good chance you might get some of it's varying forms. I don't remember schools, churches or any other gatherings being shut down by the government because of it. I remember some families taking some preventive measures, but those measures were done by family decision and didn't disrupt the lives of the rest of the community. Did they work, we don't know, but it was their own personal way to create a protective wall between themselves and the disease.

Some of us remember our older

-By Tom Kuehne

relatives talking about the Spanish Flu. Why it was called Spanish Flu is really not known. It began to appear in central Europe toward the end of WWI. It spread to other countries primarily by the return of infected troops coming home after the war.

It was deadly to the point that in some of the larger cities, bodies were stacked along boulevards, waiting to be picked up and in some cases delivered to mass graves.

We currently have reduced or eliminated some of the scary diseases from history. Black Death is now spoken of as something that happened in Europe 800 years ago. Scarlet Fever has been almost eliminated. We don't often hear about diseases that we remember from school, such as Mumps, Measles, Chicken Pox, common then, but not now. Thanks to vaccinations. We still get seasonal flu, but the medical profession tries to figure out which flu is coming that year and defend us from it.

Cancer is still with us. Although almost daily new treatments are available, the variety of disease locations make finding a cure difficult due to the many facets of the disease.

Yes, there are still areas of the world that have cases of our known diseases. TB kills about 1.5 million people worldwide each year. Malaria is responsible for a million deaths each year. Cholera causes about 100,000 deaths each year. Most of the

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previous mentioned diseases are a result of living in dirty conditions.

What I was trying to say in this story is that we still need to be aware of the possible current diseases, but living in this world 100 years ago would really be a concern. Keep aware, be happy and keep in touch with the one in control.

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Morrison Co. Sheriff’s Office

Accident: January 18, 2023: At approximately 10:58 a.m. received a report of a two-vehicle accident near the intersection of Cable Road and Basil Road, approximately two miles east of Swanville, MN in Swanville Township.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Kelly Marty of Burtrum, MN was traveling east on Cable Road behind two other vehicles. Marty went to pass the vehicle in front of her while the vehicle driven by 28-year-old Mitchell Herzog of Long Prairie, MN also pulled out to pass. Marty lost control of her vehicle and rolled into the ditch. Marty had minor injuries and was transported to St. Gabriel’s Hospital by private vehicle. No other injuries were reported.

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office was not assisted at the scene.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Cold Spring, MN for Larry B. Jonas, age 63, who died peacefully Wednesday January 18, 2023, at home. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The service will be live streamed at www.christcatholic.com.

There will be a visitation from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday at Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring. Visitation will continue Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the church narthex prior to the service.

Larry was born in St. Cloud, MN to Sylvester and Rose (Barthel) Jonas. At the age of four Larry moved to the Lane Children’s Home in Sauk Centre, MN. After graduating from Sauk Centre High School, he moved to Mother Therese Home in Cold Spring. In 1984 he moved home to live with his mom and in 2016 moved to Sartell to live with his sister Judy, Mark, and Ryan Spies. Larry attended the Day Program at Opportunity Matters and most recently Quality Care Services.

Larry worked for Peters Store, Vogt’s, Super Valu and ended his career in 2017 at Teal’s Market in Cold Spring. He enjoyed puzzles, fishing, swimming, a good buffet, coloring, riding bike, Fishing Has No Boundaries events, Special Olympics, Gunsmoke, trickery (April Fools), and traveling. He traveled many places including, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska, Florida, Bahamas, and took a Caribbean Cruise.

He is survived by his siblings, Carol (Sam) Tschida, Paul (Michelle), Pete (Tina), Mary Jo Jonas (Paul Sandell), Therese (Steve) Todd, Judy (Mark) Spies, Linda Jonas-Brown; 18 nieces and nephews and 16 great nieces and nephews who adored him.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Services are with the Wenner Funeral Home, Cold Spring, MN.