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Domestic News
December 4, 1867
The Cadiz Sentinel
Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio
What is this article about?
The family of Philip Myers near Trenton was accidentally poisoned by arsenic-contaminated liver intended for rats, leading to severe illness but eventual recovery.
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The Tuscarawas Chronicle has the following: "On last Friday, the family of Philip Myers, near Trenton, was strangely poisoned. He had purchased some arsenic to kill rats, and placed it in a cupboard. It is supposed that mice got into the arsenic, that it stuck to their feet or bodies, and that they scattered it over a piece of liver, which was in the cupboard. Next morning the family ate heartily of the liver, and in a short time several of the family showed symptoms of being poisoned and for time were dangerously sick, but at last accounts were thought to be recovering."
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Accidental Poisoning
Arsenic
Family Illness
Trenton
Myers
What entities or persons were involved?
Philip Myers
Where did it happen?
Near Trenton
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Near Trenton
Event Date
On Last Friday
Key Persons
Philip Myers
Outcome
several family members dangerously sick but recovering
Event Details
Philip Myers bought arsenic to kill rats and placed it in a cupboard. Mice allegedly carried the poison to a piece of liver in the cupboard. The family ate the contaminated liver the next morning and showed poisoning symptoms.