LILLIE A. BOEGER
BABY DIES AFTER EATING HEADACHE TABLETS TUESDAY
Tillie, 4-Years-Old Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Boeger, of Town of Herman, is Stricken With Convulsions at the Dinner Table Tuesday and Dies in a Few Minutes—Investigation by Coroner Leads to Belief Child Ate One or More Sugar-Coated "Headache Tablets" or Cathartic Pills" During Absence of Her Parents—Pills Had Been Purchased From Big Chicago Mail-Order House and Coroner Says Contained Strychnine.
Tillie Boeger, aged 4 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Boeger, Route 6, Haven, died suddenly at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon while seated at the dinner table.
Dr. J. E. Franzel, of Howard Grove, was immediately summoned and he notified the coroner Dr. William VanZanten at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Upon investigating the case, the physicians came to the startling conclusion that the child had died of Strychnine poisoning as the result of eating "headache tablets" or "cathartic pills" from a bottle while her parents were working in the field. The tablets or pills had been purchased from a large mail-order house in Chicago.
While Mr. and Mrs. Boeger were busily engaged in the field, the child was left at home with her grandfather, Mr. Hamman, aged 70. The coroner concluded, although no definite facts could be procured as proof, that the child opened the bottle containing the poisonous medicine which was coated with sugar, and ate one or more of them, replacing the cork on the bottle after taking the pills. The bottle was found outside by the parents.
When Mrs. Boeger came out of the field and into the house to prepare dinner, she saw the bottle and asked the child whether she took some of the pills but no answer was received. The matter was promptly dismissed from her mind.
While eating dinner, the child suddenly threw back her head and suffered a severe attack of convulsions. Death came a few minutes later. Although the coroner was not able to prove definitely that the child had eaten the pills, without a post mortem examination, he found that the child had all the symptoms of strychnine poisoning.
Coroner Van Zanten reminded Mr. and Mr. Boerger (sic) that it is extremely dangerous to purchase medicines from a mail order house and use same without first consulting a physician. The pills were of a pink color and contained strychnine poison, the coroner said.
Besides the parents, the child is survived by a brother and a sister, both of whom are under ten years old.
The funeral will be held Friday afternoon from the home of the parents on the Green Bay road. Rev. Helm will officiate and interment will be made in the Schwartzwald cemetery in the town of Herman.
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, October 11, 1916 P. 1
BABY DIES AFTER EATING HEADACHE TABLETS TUESDAY
Tillie, 4-Years-Old Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Boeger, of Town of Herman, is Stricken With Convulsions at the Dinner Table Tuesday and Dies in a Few Minutes—Investigation by Coroner Leads to Belief Child Ate One or More Sugar-Coated "Headache Tablets" or Cathartic Pills" During Absence of Her Parents—Pills Had Been Purchased From Big Chicago Mail-Order House and Coroner Says Contained Strychnine.
Tillie Boeger, aged 4 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Boeger, Route 6, Haven, died suddenly at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon while seated at the dinner table.
Dr. J. E. Franzel, of Howard Grove, was immediately summoned and he notified the coroner Dr. William VanZanten at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Upon investigating the case, the physicians came to the startling conclusion that the child had died of Strychnine poisoning as the result of eating "headache tablets" or "cathartic pills" from a bottle while her parents were working in the field. The tablets or pills had been purchased from a large mail-order house in Chicago.
While Mr. and Mrs. Boeger were busily engaged in the field, the child was left at home with her grandfather, Mr. Hamman, aged 70. The coroner concluded, although no definite facts could be procured as proof, that the child opened the bottle containing the poisonous medicine which was coated with sugar, and ate one or more of them, replacing the cork on the bottle after taking the pills. The bottle was found outside by the parents.
When Mrs. Boeger came out of the field and into the house to prepare dinner, she saw the bottle and asked the child whether she took some of the pills but no answer was received. The matter was promptly dismissed from her mind.
While eating dinner, the child suddenly threw back her head and suffered a severe attack of convulsions. Death came a few minutes later. Although the coroner was not able to prove definitely that the child had eaten the pills, without a post mortem examination, he found that the child had all the symptoms of strychnine poisoning.
Coroner Van Zanten reminded Mr. and Mr. Boerger (sic) that it is extremely dangerous to purchase medicines from a mail order house and use same without first consulting a physician. The pills were of a pink color and contained strychnine poison, the coroner said.
Besides the parents, the child is survived by a brother and a sister, both of whom are under ten years old.
The funeral will be held Friday afternoon from the home of the parents on the Green Bay road. Rev. Helm will officiate and interment will be made in the Schwartzwald cemetery in the town of Herman.
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, October 11, 1916 P. 1
LILLIE A. BOEGER
BABY DIES AFTER EATING HEADACHE TABLETS TUESDAY
Tillie, 4-Years-Old Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Boeger, of Town of Herman, is Stricken With Convulsions at the Dinner Table Tuesday and Dies in a Few Minutes—Investigation by Coroner Leads to Belief Child Ate One or More Sugar-Coated "Headache Tablets" or Cathartic Pills" During Absence of Her Parents—Pills Had Been Purchased From Big Chicago Mail-Order House and Coroner Says Contained Strychnine.
Tillie Boeger, aged 4 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Boeger, Route 6, Haven, died suddenly at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon while seated at the dinner table.
Dr. J. E. Franzel, of Howard Grove, was immediately summoned and he notified the coroner Dr. William VanZanten at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Upon investigating the case, the physicians came to the startling conclusion that the child had died of Strychnine poisoning as the result of eating "headache tablets" or "cathartic pills" from a bottle while her parents were working in the field. The tablets or pills had been purchased from a large mail-order house in Chicago.
While Mr. and Mrs. Boeger were busily engaged in the field, the child was left at home with her grandfather, Mr. Hamman, aged 70. The coroner concluded, although no definite facts could be procured as proof, that the child opened the bottle containing the poisonous medicine which was coated with sugar, and ate one or more of them, replacing the cork on the bottle after taking the pills. The bottle was found outside by the parents.
When Mrs. Boeger came out of the field and into the house to prepare dinner, she saw the bottle and asked the child whether she took some of the pills but no answer was received. The matter was promptly dismissed from her mind.
While eating dinner, the child suddenly threw back her head and suffered a severe attack of convulsions. Death came a few minutes later. Although the coroner was not able to prove definitely that the child had eaten the pills, without a post mortem examination, he found that the child had all the symptoms of strychnine poisoning.
Coroner Van Zanten reminded Mr. and Mr. Boerger (sic) that it is extremely dangerous to purchase medicines from a mail order house and use same without first consulting a physician. The pills were of a pink color and contained strychnine poison, the coroner said.
Besides the parents, the child is survived by a brother and a sister, both of whom are under ten years old.
The funeral will be held Friday afternoon from the home of the parents on the Green Bay road. Rev. Helm will officiate and interment will be made in the Schwartzwald cemetery in the town of Herman.
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, October 11, 1916 P. 1
BABY DIES AFTER EATING HEADACHE TABLETS TUESDAY
Tillie, 4-Years-Old Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Boeger, of Town of Herman, is Stricken With Convulsions at the Dinner Table Tuesday and Dies in a Few Minutes—Investigation by Coroner Leads to Belief Child Ate One or More Sugar-Coated "Headache Tablets" or Cathartic Pills" During Absence of Her Parents—Pills Had Been Purchased From Big Chicago Mail-Order House and Coroner Says Contained Strychnine.
Tillie Boeger, aged 4 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Boeger, Route 6, Haven, died suddenly at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon while seated at the dinner table.
Dr. J. E. Franzel, of Howard Grove, was immediately summoned and he notified the coroner Dr. William VanZanten at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Upon investigating the case, the physicians came to the startling conclusion that the child had died of Strychnine poisoning as the result of eating "headache tablets" or "cathartic pills" from a bottle while her parents were working in the field. The tablets or pills had been purchased from a large mail-order house in Chicago.
While Mr. and Mrs. Boeger were busily engaged in the field, the child was left at home with her grandfather, Mr. Hamman, aged 70. The coroner concluded, although no definite facts could be procured as proof, that the child opened the bottle containing the poisonous medicine which was coated with sugar, and ate one or more of them, replacing the cork on the bottle after taking the pills. The bottle was found outside by the parents.
When Mrs. Boeger came out of the field and into the house to prepare dinner, she saw the bottle and asked the child whether she took some of the pills but no answer was received. The matter was promptly dismissed from her mind.
While eating dinner, the child suddenly threw back her head and suffered a severe attack of convulsions. Death came a few minutes later. Although the coroner was not able to prove definitely that the child had eaten the pills, without a post mortem examination, he found that the child had all the symptoms of strychnine poisoning.
Coroner Van Zanten reminded Mr. and Mr. Boerger (sic) that it is extremely dangerous to purchase medicines from a mail order house and use same without first consulting a physician. The pills were of a pink color and contained strychnine poison, the coroner said.
Besides the parents, the child is survived by a brother and a sister, both of whom are under ten years old.
The funeral will be held Friday afternoon from the home of the parents on the Green Bay road. Rev. Helm will officiate and interment will be made in the Schwartzwald cemetery in the town of Herman.
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, October 11, 1916 P. 1
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