tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post1329898531580508260..comments2024-03-15T06:34:45.221-07:00Comments on Chemung County Historical Society: Elmira’s Suicide Epidemic of 1920Chemung County Historical Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10900123449058876859noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-75567101479466744622019-03-19T05:59:51.983-07:002019-03-19T05:59:51.983-07:00The Elmira Star-Gazette is available through newsp...The Elmira Star-Gazette is available through newspapers.com. The site requires a paid subscription but it is well worth it. It is so much easier to search for the articles online than on microfilm!Chemung County Historical Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900123449058876859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-37739733903027155382019-03-16T18:17:27.810-07:002019-03-16T18:17:27.810-07:00Excellent and informative article - did you find t...Excellent and informative article - did you find the articles by rolling through microfilms, or is the local newspaper available online?Graham Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182805428889776703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-6647557797350182972019-03-15T14:01:43.846-07:002019-03-15T14:01:43.846-07:00This sounds horribly similar to the recent spate o...This sounds horribly similar to the recent spate of suicides in Bridgend, south Wales. Suicide really is contagious, at least in certain times and places.DanCamdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874344716931351339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736192142832388846.post-81989459118216933672019-03-11T05:53:31.244-07:002019-03-11T05:53:31.244-07:00While going through old local newspapers as part o... While going through old local newspapers as part of some genealogical research, I was surprised at how suicides were reported, with great detail and little regard for the privacy of the family of the victim. As surprising was the number of suicides via poisoning that occurred in that era. In addition to the mercury bichloride, there were a number of news items from the 1920's concerning suicides caused by ingesting carbolic acid. Pretty disturbing accounts. Thanks for the post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427779368774862004noreply@blogger.com