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2013 Reader Submission
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BIRMINGHAM, Friday evening a man killed himself by drinking immoderately at the Turk's Head's public-house, in Worcester-street. It seems, from mere fool-hardiness, he had drank two quarts of ale at two draughts, and being dared to attempt a third by some person present, he had scarcely swallowed it before he was thrown into a suffocating fit, and expired immediately.

Submitted on 11/11/2013

Submitted by: Lesley
Reference: Salisbury & Winchester Journal, 1 November 1779

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Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Thanks, Lesley, but we have a LOT of stories in the archives involving people drinking too much. And in this case it sounds like he didn't even drink all that much, so I wonder if there was something else going on here like an underlying medical condition. Thanks just the same.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
What Bruce said. Or he could have been choking, which would definitely not be his fault as such.


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