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July 21, 1889
The Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
What is this article about?
In Rarden and Otway near Portsmouth, Ohio, a mysterious fatal bowel disease from last summer returns, killing a woman in two hours and leaving ex-Mayor Freeman dying; doctors can't stop it or identify cause, suspecting well water.
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Peculiar and Fatal Disease.
PORTSMOUTH, O., July 20.-At Rarden and Otway, villages not far from here, the same peculiar disease which nearly depopulated these places last summer has returned. A lady is said to have died in two hours after being stricken. Ex-Mayor Freeman is reported in a dying condition. Physicians have been unable to check the disease or to agree upon its cause. It is an affection of the bowels, and many think the cause is to be found in the drinking water taken from the wells.
PORTSMOUTH, O., July 20.-At Rarden and Otway, villages not far from here, the same peculiar disease which nearly depopulated these places last summer has returned. A lady is said to have died in two hours after being stricken. Ex-Mayor Freeman is reported in a dying condition. Physicians have been unable to check the disease or to agree upon its cause. It is an affection of the bowels, and many think the cause is to be found in the drinking water taken from the wells.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Fatal Disease
Bowel Affection
Drinking Water
Village Outbreak
Physicians Baffled
What entities or persons were involved?
Ex Mayor Freeman
Where did it happen?
Rarden And Otway, Villages Not Far From Portsmouth, O.
Story Details
Key Persons
Ex Mayor Freeman
Location
Rarden And Otway, Villages Not Far From Portsmouth, O.
Event Date
July 20
Story Details
A peculiar fatal disease affecting the bowels returns to Rarden and Otway, nearly depopulating them last summer; a lady dies in two hours, Ex-Mayor Freeman is dying, physicians cannot check it or agree on cause, possibly from well water.