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Domestic News
July 25, 1874
The Donaldsonville Chief
Donaldsonville, Gonzales, Ascension County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
In Concord township, Louisa county, Iowa, a small child of Mr. Edmundson caught a rattlesnake around the neck, wrapping it around her arm. The mother fainted in fright, but the father held the snake to prevent biting, unwound it, and killed it.
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A SMALL child of Mr. Edmundson, of Concord township, Louisa county, Iowa, came running into the house exclaiming: "Look, mamma, pretty, pretty!" Her parents on looking beheld a sight not often witnessed. The child had caught a rattlesnake around the neck. Its body and tail were wrapped around her arm, and the child thought she had the prettiest thing imaginable. The mother, thoroughly frightened, fainted, but the father, with great presence of mind, caught the child's hand and held his snakeship so tightly that it could not bite, until, with the other hand, he had unwound the snake from the child's arm, when, with a sudden jerk, he threw it out of doors, and then killed it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Rattlesnake
Child Accident
Concord Township
Lousia County
Iowa
Snake Encounter
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Edmundson
Small Child Of Mr. Edmundson
Where did it happen?
Concord Township, Louisa County, Iowa
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Concord Township, Louisa County, Iowa
Key Persons
Mr. Edmundson
Small Child Of Mr. Edmundson
Outcome
mother fainted; snake killed; child unharmed
Event Details
A small child caught a rattlesnake around the neck, with its body and tail wrapped around her arm. The mother fainted, but the father held the snake tightly to prevent biting, unwound it from the child's arm, threw it outside, and killed it.