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October 29, 1918

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Wausau, WI is under the siege of influenza. Hussong, Wendof, Goetzman of the fire department are all sick, the undertaker AM Petersen has been sick since Friday. In Green Bay the physicians injected 100 does of the anti-flu vaccine within 4 hours of receiving it from Rochester, MN.

Source: “Wausau Still in its Grip,” Wausau Pilot, Wausau, Wisconsin, October 29, 1918. Page 1, Column 1

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