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• Columbia: On complaint of Sumter police authorities, W.S. Penn was arrested for representing himself as a physician and for selling influenza "cure" he said the government authorized him to sell; it is alleged he sold his "physic" to negroes in Sumter Co. ; Newspaper article ; 1

• Movie "Fit to Fight" shown at close of the 13th annual meeting of Medical Association of Southwest, about influenza's effect in the military. • Major John O. McReynolds of United States Medical Reserve Corps: "We can't hope to stamp out this as we would other diseases. You may as well make up your mind that it is going to last for some time. The important thin is for people not to get panicky." • It's decided that closing schools will have little effect on stopping epidemic, though military quarantines are thought effective, as the influenza is so dangerous to young adults ; Newspaper article ; 8

• The federal government and other states have issued requests for all available physicians to take jobs in communities nationwide as needed. Some areas of the U.S. are suffering very bad health-care staff shortages. Contact information is included. ; Newspaper article ; 16

• Government health instructions were sent to the local division of health today • The local division of health asks physicians to report in all cases of influenza • It is expected that federal and local cooperation will help to stem Spanish influenza• While it is said that thousands of Toledoans are afflicted with a mild form of the disease, there have been no deaths ; Newspaper article

AbstractThe diagnosis shows a feebl and ineffective office holder whose life should not be prolonged.

Paper read before the Kankakee County Medical Society, February 13, 1919. ; Mode of access: Internet.

• Surgeon General Blue has issued a statement describing job opportunities for physicians. Federal government organizations are suffering a lack of physician staff. ; Newspaper article ; 18

• Medical section of the State Council of Defenses received orders from the national defense council in Washington to mobilize military and civilian doctors to combat the epidemic.• A committee is named and organized to coordinate Illinois' efforts to deal with the influenza epidemic. The article identifies each member of the new committee.• Committee's first act is to form a team of physicians to be ready to act at committee's command against epidemic.• Dr. Drake, IL State Director of Public Health, said that it was "inevitable" that theaters, schools, and places of public gathering would have to be closed.• Highland Park, near Fort Sheridan, reported 400 new cases of flu.• 3 deaths reported in Waukegan. 3000 citizens in total are currently sick with flu.• Health department orders that flu patients should be isolated and will not be allowed to travel without prior permission (not clear whether these authorities in Waukegan or Chicago).• 57 die from flu at GLNTS yesterday. 133 new cases reported. Ban extended on furloughs. A total of 8,873 cases reported to-date.• In Chicago, 99 new cases and 7 deaths reported. Plus, 33 new cases and 10 deaths due to pneumonia. • Nurses will begin riding street cars wearing masks in effort to …[unable to read rest of sentence]. ; Newspaper article ; 13