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The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-10-01 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE.TOGUE FOE VARIED SHADES.OF- they are delicious. Place them lightly upon sermon from 'lsaiah 9, 3 They joy before a loafer in the making." ' •• the beet-of-all drinks for f• d 'd h had been lying on a • Pi• • .knt e, an said en e • but I cannot perform miracles; you hays , ONE C '",l • "" m. hi ans weak, or whose field since ten o'ciock. When examined m ' • COLOUR • - - a glass dish, then surround them with newly Thee „cording to the joy in harvest." The In these terms Inquiry 0/, it had excellent advice,. and your own doctor ~,,t •,t1 IwTgken s thered and skinned split walnuts that collection was for the Choir Fiind. i _ .„,,__.,.. ... . . tne -Bench-kids-rm. ,t,,,,,,i, the „ .ae,s. weaknees aribing from later by Dr. Struthers at the Hosm • n knows much more about your case than I hfanY of the newest and most attractive of r been soaked in sherry for an hour, , Among the lady workent were tbe. follow-. auurv'''''' • - ' lb r food does not nourish was found that Aitken had fou`r wou s / do • the tew autumn gowns are --carried out in live hol ' h h ielf '• '-/ilr W'l -,H 1 11,1' a M 00d Mason (chatrinan) and •Mr. -R. J. -- then screen the w e wit c ampagne y ing. isses i son o me, is arw , rill- • his neck. " I found it a hard task to ful- • two; three, or even font. ehades of the• !ri ij , r; I have sante • hite currant jelly. Set in a cool place Mies Ederards, Mira Ormersher, Misses at the Juvenile Police Court on T. •-1,•• • I." ef VI-Cocoa toala ' . &lid Aitken; "I am very sorry colour. The varions shades are often cam.- ew w od' to table • - Paine, and Misses Woods, Efoxwell, and The cites was one in which three 3 and been out of work three weeke.' (111 letters intended for 'The Family biped with thd greatest akill produ •g ' bah" ". mg V. - Venables.• Samuel 011erhea-d. George Stately, ''''. 4'w Your n,-,, ' . Charged at the Borough Police-Court on. Doctor" should be addressed. "„ _4-MI really charming and decidedl . -• • elliff a s er fur cocoa. Ask for weduesday with attempting suicide,. Aitken • iisLour Hattori"- 8, La B was remanded' for a -.week. His wife told .., c. 3 the Bench he, had, been peculiae 6 buried a lad la August. -^-ince they ei• ......- Ok elle Sauvage, Lonison• - ••• - , ' . Georgiel: "Obi Mr-Logan --I've. lix y original e ect. • s . ' . • . shillings in the savings liaak,...' .. Mr_ Lofan • ejected from dine of the timer: "Is Your nisiried life one grand 'lndeed! And where did- von get La :that. . Ella :' "They had a very smart • turnout.*
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-12-31 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

LITTLE STANNEY SENSATION. '  Girl Takes Belladonna.  ...kt a special Court at Ellesmere Port I yesterday afternoon the story was told of I a happening at Little Stanney which has caused a great sensation in that neighbourhood. Marie Wilhams, 16, of Wrexham,, was charged before Mr. Win. Stockton (in the Chair) and Mr. H. W. Boultbee, with , attempting to commit suicide by drinking I hellacionua. The • prisoner was a maid at * farmhouse and should have gone home I on Hexing Day. on4hat day theact which I was the subject of the charge occurred. . Millie "Johnson, said .:7--I am a widow tiving at' Wood .Perra„ Little Stannej. Marie' Williams has been with me siuee Christmas, 1900, as !general servant. Her ege is now 16. She has.always been of an excitable nature. I liked the girl and have nethidg to say., against her...z.l never had the Slightest. Cause to . kuspeet that she would flu anything to herself. On the 211th December she nag going, to leave to go, home. I asked her• abouther boa. 1 had not engaged her for another year. I have complained from time to time about her stopping out, mostly'- on Sunday nights. Her father told me -I insist not let her be tout. She usually genie- . with another woman. The "other woman did not come in at propr hours. exp.ected her in by half past- nine., If -she had come in by a cinagter to ten I should:nut have said anything. The reason- she 'did not go Nome oil• Boxing Day was that the other sesvant • was not going home, and she said she would rather stay-and go home with her the next day, It was too late for her to go that day. She said she would not go home. I told her she
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-08-03 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE TRAGIC GAS INCIDENT%  MANAGER'S ALLEGED  ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  A "FAREWELL" LETTER.  The "News" of Satuiday last contained particulars of a tragic.affair that occurred in Lower Tranmere on Friday morning, when it is alleged that a man named Walter Jones, of Wycherley-road, attempted to commit suicide by inhaling coal gas at the premises of No. 231, Old Chester-road, which are used as a lock-up shop for the Lower Tranmere Branch business of the Birkenhead and District Co-operative Society, Jones-being the manager of the branch.  Having quickly recovered from the effects of the gas under his treatment at the Borough Hospital, Jones was brought up at the Borough Police Court on Monday morning—before the Mayor (Mr. A. Arkle) and Mr. A. M. Robinson—charged with having attempted to commit suicide. He appeared to be about 35 years of age. P.C. Maggs (29C) stated that at 9.55 on Friday morning he was called to 231, Old Chester-road, and in an upstairs room he found the prisoner lying on the floor in an unconscious state. Connected to a ges bracket was a length of rubber gas tubing, the other end of which was close to the prisoner, and a handkerchief was also lying by his head. (The lower end of the tube had been found in Jones's mouth by employees of the Society who had found the street door fastened, and had forcibly gained admission, and the handkerchief was over his face and head. They had removed the handkerchief and tubing, and summoned the police officer). Witness at once commenced to use means of artificial respiration. In a few minutes Dr. Crampton arrived, and he told witness to keep up that treatment. In a little while the horse ambulance came, and the prisoner was removed to the Borough Hospital. There was a strong smell of gas in the room. That (Monday) morning witness had charged the prisoner with attempting to commit suicide, and he replied: "It is quite correct." The accused put no questions to the witness.  The following note, which had been found in the room where prisoner WAS lying, was put in by the police officer, and was read by the Deputy Magistrates Clerk (Mr. Woodend). It was written in pencil on a bill-head of the Co-operative Society, and was in the prisoner's hand-writing:— "Being short in my cash I cannot stand the disgrace ot being pulled up before the committee, so am taking this means of doing away with myself. I would like tg be buried in the same grave with guy father and mother in Wallasey Cemetery. I btheve the number of the grave is No. 2. God have mercy on my poor wife and children and myself. Good-bye everybody..
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-09-03 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

JUMPED INTO THE DOCK. A Timely Rescue.  At the Borough Police Court on Thursday—before Mr. .1. Moon (chairman) and Mr. Alec Rea—Joseph Rill, 45, Paysonstreet, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide by jAmping into the East Float Dock on August 27th. The accused, a labouring man, appeared to be about 40 years of age.  Samuel James Walker, a dock gateman, said that about 5.30 p.m. on Saturday he was on duty on Dukeestreet bridge, and his attention was called to the fact that a man was in the water. The man was the prisoner. He ran to the spot, and sa.w the prisoner just going underneath the bridge —drifting under. Witness hung over on the chains, and got hold of the prisoner by the legs, and managed to keep him from drifting further until dock officials and others came running up and helped to haul hint out. Prisoner was not conscious, and witness used first-aid, and he recovered partly, and was removed to the Borough HospitaL •  P.C. Williams (32D), who was called to the spot, deposed that the prisoner appeared to be under the influence of drink. Witness went with him to the Borough Hospital When charged that (Thursday) worming, prisoner said "I remember nothing about it." Dr. UttleY, junior house surgeon at the Borough Hospital, said the prisoner was admitted suffering from shock from immersion, but he was also under the influence of drink—it was mild delirium tremens, in fact. prisoner now said "it wee all through the drink," and he pleaded for another chance, declaring he would take and keep the pledge.. . _  _ Supt. Parker told the Beach the prisoner was of drunken habits, and last week threatened to kill Ws wife, and also threatened his own life. The Bench gave prisoner the chance he asked, and discharged him, but the Chairman severely warned him.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-06-18 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ALLEGED ATTEMPTS ON LIFE.  A DISMISSING CASE.  At the Borough Police Court yesterday, the young woman Elisabeth Henderson, of 60, Priory-street, who bad been under remand on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by hanging herself, was again brought up. Her age was given as 17 years. She was alleged to have committed the act in a fit of anger through trouble at home. As she expressed sorrow, and promised not to do anything of the kind again, she WkliS remanded on bail for six months.  At the same Court Hannah Dunn, Sussex-street, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by cutting her throat with a razor. The defendant; who seemed to be about 35 years of age, wept bitterly. A young woman named Nellie Creegan, sister of the defendant, stated that late on Wednesday night, when she was going up to bed, she heard her sister call out from her room, "Who is that?" She said "It's me; I am going to bed." The defendant then said "I have cut my throat." Witness went into the room, struck a light, and found defendant kneeling on the floor, with blood dropping from a wound in her throat. Witness sent for a doctor as quickly as possible. , Dr. Derbyshire, the doctor called, said be found an incised wound on the defendant's throat, about two inches long, but quite superficial, and not at all serious. There was a razor with blood on it. The defendant seemed very unstrung and worried. She told him she had done the act because of her husband's treatment and an accusation he had made against her; that three weeks ago he went away, leaving her with six children; that she followed him to Sunderland, taking the children, and he kept four of the children, and she returned with the two youngest (one a baby). At the request of the Bench, Dr. Derbyshire retired and examined the defendant, and en his return be said she was very depressed, but certainly of sound mind. The Bench adjourned the case fora week, discharging the defendant into the care of her relatives.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-01-16 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

WEDNESDAY EVENING SOCIETY. - The 'again. Hia father had had a glass or two. „ao appended, weekly meeting in the Church Hall, Beet- but was •sober enough. On Wednesday wit. might havehorattigh-road, of the WedlleledßY }.:Velliilg ness went all round Hoylake and West Society took the form of a musical and dra- • ty. however,. mate. performance, which had been admire Kirby looking for him, and on Thtasdat "rer that he .ably arranged by Mr. Kenneth. Wallace. The searched in Upton aud Moreton, but it and be- contributors to the programme were Mies length toned his father in a discoed loft on ~e will E. Powell, Mr. M., Beek., Mr. K. Wallace, Thursday evening, hanging from a beam by Miss E. Taylor, MT. G. E'. Browns, and Mira a rope attached to a etrap round kis neck. 'the Spooner. On Wednesday next, at eight A ladder leant against the wall close to hits, p.m., in the Church Hall, Beseborongh-road, The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide a lecture, with lantern illustrations, entitled during temporary ineenity," the foremse "Impreatious of- a visit to the United stating they had always known Pownan to States," will be delivered by hlr. Arthur be an eccentric man, N. Willmar. The Coroner: It is not your duty to rake 'TAKILTON 'freersaseme Soctere.-This is into consideration what you know outside viety just formed following upon the this room. The jury should being in a amation hat year between Hamilton verdict according to the evidence-that is de 'al Prestaterien Church and Brassey- oath. The evitieeee showed that tlae is asion, and in it hes been incorpor- ceased man wae. all right when last sees Brassey-earcet Total Abstinence alive, 're filet oracersofethe Society are: ay. J. W. Walker, M.A. (the aemilton Charade); vice-mese ROCK FERRY WEDDING k. Elnialie, C. Nicol, L. C. at E. K. Lingeman: hon. -erliam J. Cook; lem. Yesterday Miss Hilda Byewater. daughtet Arnold Herschel" and of Mr. E. br Beewater, of Reek Ferry, W3S ,tamg ammittee thaa married at 'Prinity Wteeleyan Church to Mr. ,sting of nine ladies Frank D. Fawcett, of Bebimeton, son of Mr. The object of the Fawcett, of Bebington. and New Ferry. The temperance came officiating clergyman was the Rev. W. H. North End par- Dent. The wedding was eekebrated very 'ma decided to quietly owing to the recent death of tamer aire the bona relative of the bride's family. Miss Bye' area music, water, who wan given away by her eatber, 'ng for dis- wore a pretty grey voile gown and white on some chip hat, and was attended by her eater. en, and Miss Phillips Byewater, Mr. Frank Ily' enema water acted as beet men. Tho bride arid g of bridegroem left early for London, Whet° sth the honeymoon will be spent. A large taw`r. rber of handsome presents were received tc the bride and bridegroom, a lI,A WFORD'S SCOTCH IRTBREAD The "Crawford" QualliL Cakes. Vona - amarteleta lag caw goosed ce °V ,:swerrOmo
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-01-27 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE OF A LADY.  A DISTRESSING CASE AT TRA-N MERE.  The Borough Coroner (Mr. Cecil Holden) held an inquest on Tuesday afternoon into the death of Jane Fergueson, aged 51 years, the wife of George Ferguesou (cotton warehouseman), of 76, Quarry-bank, who during a fit of depreesion destroyed her life. George Femur:on stated that deceased was his wife, who had suffered from nervous depreasion, which seemed to date from a fetal illness of a niece of hers whom she had nursed in 1890. She was attended by Dr. 'Derbyshire for this complaint, but for two years past had not seen her. She never threatened to commit suicide. latterly She had been left in the house by herself in consequence of her son going over to Liverpool to school, and witness himself being at , business in town. On Monday he went to work at 7.30. and returned in the evening at 5.30 p.m., v hen he found the house iu darkness and empty. He went upstairs, after 'searching the rooms on the ground fioag, and there in her eon's room found his wife in a sitting position ou the floor with a piece of twine around her neck. Witness raised her, and at once sent for the police. Ellen Huxlei, 5, Quarry-bank. said that at 10 a.m. on Monday she went in to coo deceased and stayed with her for about an hour. She then appeared to be well and made no complaint to witnees, although she was eubject to fits of depression. P.C. 37E (Rigby) and Dr. Derbyshire also gave evidence, the latter stating that he had attended the deceased, who suffered from depreeeion. He was called in on the date mentioned, but deceased had been dead for half-an-hour. The signs pointed to traffoca. tion, and he found a white depressed line around the neck...  The Coroner said he thought the evidence was quite sufficient to reveal the ocindition of the deceased lady's mind when the committed the set, and the jury returned the u.3uad verdict.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-08-13 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

NEWTON'S MLA.' LTII AN EXPLANATION BY MR. GILL.  Mr. Gill, in proposing the adoption of the Health Committee's minutes, reported that during July there had been fourteen births, making 79 for the year, or 91.2 per 1000 per annum; whilst of deaths there were four, making 29 for the year, or 11.5 per 1000. There had been no cases of infectious diseases since April 23rd, and the total of such cases for the year still remained at nine, cot?!.pared, with 100 last year. . .  Mi.. Gill, oontinning,—refecred to the annual report of Dr. Vacher for the said that Newton's name in that report into rather unenviable prominence, which he thought called for some explanation. Dr. Vacher gave, as Dr. Kenyon had done pre- , viously, the death rate for 1903 as 19.2 per 1000 of the population (the average death rate for the years between 1892 and 1901 being 18.1 for Neston). As all were aware, they had an epidemic not only of symotic ' disease bat also of eccideate and suicidea, the latter section being responsible for nine cases, or 2.1 per 1000 of the population, and the infectious diseases 8, or 1.8 per 1090. This year there had been no fatal cases of infectious disease—in fact, them were only nine cases reported so far, ea 100 laet year, eo that they were 3.9 per 1000 this year on the right side. Infant mortality was only about a third of last year A—it was six against 21— while with regard to births, this year's total (for seven months) was 75 compared with 159 for the whole of last year. Therefore, taking the almost entire absence of fatal accidents and suicides this year, and the freedom from fatal cases of infectious disease, together with the reduced infant mortality under one year of age, they found the death rate wee encouraging, and represented 11.5 per 1000 per annum, while the birth rate, being 31.2, was 2.8 above the average of the whole of England and Wales for 1903. He would also like to mention that durlng 1903 eleven of the case of death reg.stered repreeented an average of more than eight years. He hoped that after the explanation 'he had made, it would be seen clearly that whatever increase there wee in mortality was due to the epidemics which he had mentioned. The Council then went into committee to consider the cemetery chapel question.
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-11-12 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ULCERATED STOKACCEI, DEBILITY,  AND ANRWIA CURED.  One of the most astonishing cures of modern times has recently been effected by Charles Fords'. Bile Beane for Biliousness. The subject is Mrs. Sarah Ann Smith, of 32, Chesterton-street, Sparkbenook, Binningham. This is the story of her suffering and her cure as told to a "Birmingham Telegram" reporter "My illness," said she. "came about gmdually. In the fort place I began to loae I flesh so rapidly that I really thought I was in a galloping consumption. I could not eat, and for the life of me I could not toil what was hanging over me. The first doctor I consulted said it wee nervous debility, and that I had become thoroughly rim down. His treatment, however, did not seem to bring me any relief, so I consulted another medical man. His opinion was that it was Chronic indigestion. As you will hear later on, it proved to be something worse than that, but I little knew it at the time. From ; the second dootor I obtained very little benefit. and I decided to go to the Hospital at Birmingham as an ont-patienk. "Speoialiate examined me and treated me, but Mill I got worse. I then went to the General Hospital, and was an outI patient at the hospital for six months—making in all twelve months' hospital treatmeat. This time the doctors said it was heart disease that I suffered from. The agony I endured was something awful. When I tried to walk I simply staggered along, and the floor seemed as though it were Ding under me. I became eo depressed that at times I used to earnestly pray to be kept from giving way to committing suicide. "All the time I was taking bottle after bottle of medicine from the hospital, but with very little good reernht. I was at last compelled to take to my bed. Another doctor was called in, and he ordered a nurse for me, as he said it was not safe to leave me alone. I was told I was so anemic that practically all my blood Was turning into water, and this I was prepared to believe becaues I got so thin that my bones protruded. "Before my illness I weighed 13 stone, but I fell away till I only weighed 7 stone. "Thinking it might do me good, my husband had me moved to the country. To effect my removal I had to be carried to the station, for I had become so weak that I could not stand' up. I lived on sterilised milk, and at last, even this would not stay on my stomach. The change of air seemed to do me no good, so I was brought home again, and still another doctor was summoned, and a nurse again requisitioned. From this doctor we learned the reel facts of my case. "Be asked my husband to go to hi 6 stirgory, and there told him that my case was hopeleas. He said my stomach had been almost completely eaten away by ulcers, and consequently nothing on earth could rave me. My relatives, including my mother, who is now well on in
The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-04-02 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

POLICE COURTS  BOROUGH  THURSDAY—Before Messrs. Williamson and P. McMahon. Cruel Deception.—Mary E. Suckley was charged with attempting to commit suicide by swallowing a From of oxalic acid on the Seth inst. From the statement of a man named Turner, who lives in Boroughroad, it appeared that the prisoner came to his house the previous evening and asked to be allowed to stay the night, as she did not want to go to the workhouse. She attributed her distress to a young man with whom she had been keeping oompany. During the night he hoard a noise downstairs, and on going down he found the girl in a state of collapse. She told him that she had taken some oxalic acid which she had bought eon» time previously for cleaning purposes. He gave her an emetic with sacetsmNl results. Afterwards he found some letters in the letter-box. These alluded to the fact that the prisoner had been keeping company with a young man who had deserted her and placed her in an unfortunate position.—Prisoner expressed her regret, hut admitted that she had contemplated suicide for about a week, as she could not face the workhouse. She had been previously staying with a brother 'in New Ferry. She was remanded to the work• house for a fortnight. Assault on the Police—A young man inamed Nicholas Holaeron, wh9. lives in Church-street, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Park-street, and with aesaulting P.C.'s Hughesand Canaan whilst in the execution of their duty. He Wall further cheaged with wilfully damaging PC. Hughes helmet and whistle chain. —The evidence was that the prisoner was behaving in a disorderly manner in Parkstreet the previous evening. P.C. Hughes tried to prevail upon him to be quiet, but without effect. As the prisoner began to make use of threats and abusive language witness was forced to take him into custody. Prisoner then became very violent, and struck the officer, causing the damage coinplanned of. He also struck a man who came to the officer's aasistanoe.—Prisoner was Dent to gaol for two months with hard labour.