A rat got inside the storage shed and put holes in the bags of cornmeal releasing fleas into the bags of cornmeal getting the bags of cornmeal contaminated.
"Hansen's Mill" is indeed a fictional mill.
"Walnut Grove Feed & Seed" is indeed a fictional feed and seed.
"Kellogg's" is indeed a real company. More information is available by clicking on the following link,
"Linseed Oil" is indeed a real product. More information is available by clicking on the following link,
The tooth fairy will gove Laura Ingalls US $0.01 if she takes the tooth that got pulled out that was infected and puts the tooth under her pillow.
The first one to get sick from eating the contaminated cornmeal is Eric Boulton and Sylvie Boulton's (husband and wife) son.
The second one to get sick from eating the contaminated cornmeal is Sylvie Boulton.
The first one to die from eating the contaminated cornmeal is Sylvie Boulton.
"Typhus" is indeed a real disease.
The animal that Carrie Ingalls thinks that people should not eat is rabbits.
The third and fourth ones to get sick from eating the contaminated cornmeal are Carl Harper and Mrs. Harper (Carl Harper's wife).
"Olson's Mercantile" is indeed a fictional grocery store.
Charles Ingalls does not want to enter "Olson's Mercantile" to get the blankets and sheets because he is already exposed to typhus and doesn't want to get anyone else exposed.
The fifth one to get sick from eating the contaminated cornmeal is an unknown gentelman. His name is not mentioned in the episode.
The sixth one to get sick from eating the contaminated cornmeal is Mr. Edwards.
The first second to die from eating the contaminated cornmeal is one of the five in the church turned hospital.
The seventh one to get sick from eating the contaminated cornmeal is Peaterson.
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