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Vol. 17: #39 • The Great Peshtigo Fire • (9-19-2021) Tidbits of Coachella Valley

Published on Sep 22, 2021

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AMERICA'S DEADLIEST FOREST FIRE. Few people are aware that on the same day as the infamous Chicago Fire a far more devastating fire occurred only a few hundred miles north of Chicago. The Peshtigo Fire tragically killed at least 1,152 people in Wisconsin— four times as many as the Chicago Fire— and became North America’s worst forest fire in history. • The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 • • Etymology (one in a series): Naming Shoes (pg 2) • • • Peshtigo Fire Aftermath (pg 5) /•/ Widen the Gap with Homemade Bread (pg 4) /•/ Cody's Corner: Watching Cancer Grow (pg 7) /•/ Senior News Line: Recreation Center Shuttered Again (pg 8) /•/ Your Social Security: Social Security WILL NOT Go Broke (pg 9) /•/ To Your Good Health: Estrogen Insert May Help With Bladder Problems (pg 10) /•/ Veterans Post: Are You Getting All Your VA Benefits? (pg 10) /•/ The Savvy Senior: Could I Have COPD And Not Know It? (pg 11) /•/ Trivia, Sudoku, Crossword, Bible Trivia Solutions (pg 12)

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Naming Shoes

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The Great Peshtigo Fire

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pages 1, 3, 11