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• "198 Cases of Spanish Flu in Hospital"
  An article about the number and state of cases of influenza in the city. The writer, backed by local medical professionals, assures readers "the worst is over." The article ends by reporting that a J. Richtig of the chemistry department is "holding his own very well." Richtig would later die of pneumonia caused by the flu on the 24th of October.
• "Col. V. C. Vaughan Talks to Medics at First Meeting"
  A brief article about Col. Victor Vaughan, peacetime dean of the UM Medical School, advising medical students about disease concerns among the troops in the coming months.