Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1912 — Hiccounghs May Cause Death of Carroll County Resident. [ARTICLE]

Hiccounghs May Cause Death of Carroll County Resident.

Delphi Herald. John Mhrphy, trustee of Eel township, has been hiccoughing for eleven days. Every known remedy has been tried, but he has received little relief. Several days ago, tee hiccoughs stopped for several hours, but began again, and now the patient is so weak that death Is expected hourly. Murphy’s daughter Ethel, a teacher In the city schools, died after a short Illness of throat trouble, and the shock to the father was so great that he became lit While In bed he was attacked with - the strange malady.