From Der Nord Westen, 29 Nov. 1888:
ARTHA SECHREST
Death of Mrs. Sechrist, wife of farmer Jakob Sechrist, who lives
a few miles north of Two Rivers. She was busy Fri. doing housework,
which prompted her to climb up on a chest where she was stricken
with vertigo and fell to the floor, breaking her neck. Death followed
in less than a minute.
ARTHA SECHREST
Death of Mrs. Sechrist, wife of farmer Jakob Sechrist, who lives
a few miles north of Two Rivers. She was busy Fri. doing housework,
which prompted her to climb up on a chest where she was stricken
with vertigo and fell to the floor, breaking her neck. Death followed
in less than a minute.
From Der Nord Westen, 29 Nov. 1888:
ARTHA SECHREST
Death of Mrs. Sechrist, wife of farmer Jakob Sechrist, who lives
a few miles north of Two Rivers. She was busy Fri. doing housework,
which prompted her to climb up on a chest where she was stricken
with vertigo and fell to the floor, breaking her neck. Death followed
in less than a minute.
ARTHA SECHREST
Death of Mrs. Sechrist, wife of farmer Jakob Sechrist, who lives
a few miles north of Two Rivers. She was busy Fri. doing housework,
which prompted her to climb up on a chest where she was stricken
with vertigo and fell to the floor, breaking her neck. Death followed
in less than a minute.
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