Spencer, Oct. 6—Mrs. Josie Blackwelder, aged 30, wife of E.W. Blackwelder, well known restaurant keeper here, was carried to a hospital tonight in a critical condition, as the result, it is said, of an overdose of bichloride of mercury. She was found in a semi-conscious condition in great suffering and was unable to explain whether the medicine was taken accidentally or otherwise. It is said a box, supposed to have contained poison, was found in her pocket when a physician was called to her aid. Her condition tonight is considered serious although the best medical service is being rendered.
From the front page of The Raleigh News & Observer, Oct. 7, 1922
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