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The Richmond Climax
Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky
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Mrs. John Harper, wife of a farmer in Shady Nook near Cynthiana, Ky., committed suicide on April 13 by tying a brick around her neck and drowning in a rain barrel, after two prior attempts while temporarily insane. She left a note arranging meals.
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Mrs. John Harper, Wife of a Farmer, Ends Her Life.
Cynthiana, Ky., April 13.-Mrs. John Harper, wife of a well to do farmer of Shady Nook, committed suicide after two attempts while temporarily insane by tying a brick around her neck and plunging headforemost into a rain barrel.
Mrs. Harper first attempted to drown herself in a watering trough. She left a note saying she had arranged lunch for the night and had prepared dinner for the next day, and where it could be found. She gave no reason for killing herself.
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Shady Nook, Cynthiana, Ky.
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April 13
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mrs. john harper committed suicide by drowning.
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Mrs. John Harper, wife of a well to do farmer of Shady Nook, committed suicide after two attempts while temporarily insane by tying a brick around her neck and plunging headforemost into a rain barrel. Mrs. Harper first attempted to drown herself in a watering trough. She left a note saying she had arranged lunch for the night and had prepared dinner for the next day, and where it could be found. She gave no reason for killing herself.