Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1918 — INFLUENZA SEEMS TO BE ON THE INCREASE [ARTICLE]

INFLUENZA SEEMS TO BE ON THE INCREASE

Consultation with the physicians of the city today reveals the fact that there are a considerable number of new cases <of the influenza in this city and surrounding community. A large number of people who attended the stock show in Chicago seem to foe coming down with the disease. The doctors think the disease is spread/in large gatherings like the stock show, and even worse an riding on the train. The seriousness of the epidemic should impress everyone with the idea of avoiding in every way possible the contraction of this terrible disease. Among the large number of new cases, fortunately, none at this time seem to be serious.