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21 - Fately
Plot 128A - Fately, Earl (1898-1911)
In 1911, typhoid fever claimed several victims in Manassas, among them Earl Fately, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Fately. In their quest to publish some of his more gruesome symptoms – including a shrinking arm and the loss of several teeth – his obituaries in both newspapers got his age wrong, and one even got his name wrong, listing him as Joseph Fately. Typhoid is most commonly associated with contaminated drinking water – and today is easily treated with antibiotics.
21 - Fately
Plot 128A - Fately, Earl (1898-1911)
In 1911, typhoid fever claimed several victims in Manassas, among them Earl Fately, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Fately. In their quest to publish some of his more gruesome symptoms – including a shrinking arm and the loss of several teeth – his obituaries in both newspapers got his age wrong, and one even got his name wrong, listing him as Joseph Fately. Typhoid is most commonly associated with contaminated drinking water – and today is easily treated with antibiotics.