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liittle Helen Harrington, aged \ died a few minutes before three o clock this afternoon from the effect of some pills that it had gotten ini at the home of its parents this aftei noon. It was the child of Mr. an Mrs. Rimer Harrington,* of Oak St, Just at 2 o’clock a man rushed I the News Office carrying in his am a child that appeared to be stiff a a hoard. It lay across his arms a) he ran. A News reporter ran wit him to Dr. Gardner’s office.Tlie doctor was not in, but ti | came at a|l speed from lioiiie, gettin j then* in a few minutes, although 1 j the father it seemed a half how | Arriving he was shown a sample lt;tlie pills the child had eaten—strj clinine, a deadly poison.The child was a pitable sight-little, curly headed child, that ha ! been the picture of health. There i j lay, twitching in the agonies c j death, its eyes rolling, its poor littl ] hands clutching for relief, its chi j quivering, and its whole hotly twitct]| ing and jerking under the dcadl | spasms lt;aused by the poison.All taat could be dene, was don# A little brother heartbroken, stoo» neat, a* time, taking the child' e j hand Imping *tus to gi\e u littl j_ j comfort and relief to the pain strick en ciiild-but evetything that could he donlt; was of-ro avail, and the ,H#or chib died is they wor* td over her.Won’t mothers please take a lea son from (his and put all. inedlcim * o high that 110 ciiild can get it.' If ii doubt, build a high shell and pu | it higher and behind i lock. It’i i terrible to have a child taken out oi i a home like that; and in sucli a hor I rible death.The mother was washing. Tbi | child with an older sister, came into j the house. The mother noted thai 11 1 she was not right and picked her up ll| When she placed'her oil the flooi again, she could not stand.E| “What's Helen been eating?, tht j mother demanded. At first the oldei | sister would not tell, but presentlj | she showed her a saucer of pills from it j which the child had eaten some. Bj it | this time the child was becoming B* ; lifeless. The father picked her up cs ! and ran the half mile to the doctor’s office.?e Tragedy has stalked into this id home before. On June 5, 1921, their t son, Kdgar, a boy of 12 years, was is | drowned in White river, at Edwards-I port.
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Bicknell Daily News
Bicknell, Indiana, US
Thu, Jun 21, 1923
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