In 1881 the boring life of Brynhild Paulsdatter Størseth was just not enough to make her happy. Growing up poor in Norway just could not satisfy her want for wealth. Many people say that is why she moved to America; to start her new life as Belle Gunness and to acquire wealth. After three years of living her new life, she fell madly in love with Mads Ditlev Anton Sorenson. Two years later they opened a candy store, although their store was not doing enough business to make a profit. One year later is mysteriously burnt to the ground. They were then able to collect insurance, which added to their money stash. They later had four children together, but sadly Caroline and Axel died in infancy. The two children's lives were insured so Belle and …show more content…
A doctor that had seen him said that Sorenson died from Strychnine poisoning, and Belle told the doctor that she had given her husband his newest medicinal “powders” to help him feel better. After the death she decided to move to La Porte, Indiana where she met Peter …show more content…
This type of poison can be found in the seeds of the Strychnos nux-vomica tree. That plant is commonly found in India, Southern Asia, and Australia. This is a very strong poison so a very small amount is enough to cause some serious health problems and even death. As little as 0.15 milligrams of Strychnine can a person sick, and less than 5 milligrams can kill a person. It is most commonly measured in milligrams. The molecular formula for Strychnine is C21H22N2O2. It is a solid state of matter. Some of the other uses of this poison are that it has been used as rat poison and as a pesticide. It can even be found mixed in some street drugs like LSD, cocaine, and heroin. Back in the day it was used in a pill to treat human ailments. When Strychnine enters the body it glycine mediated nerve cell inhibition, which means it prevents the operation of the chemical that controls nerve signals to the muscles. The chemical that controls the nerve signals acts like an “off-switch” for the muscles. When the chemical is is gone, muscles throughout the body suffer severe and painful spasms. Even though the person's consciousness and brain are not affected, the muscles will begin to get tired and then the person will not be able to breathe. The body will try to repair the chemical for the muscles but will not be able to, due to the severe
As Sarah Breedlove was growing her both parent passed away,which made her an orphaned when she was only 7 years old.When Sarah Breedlove was 14 she got married and had a daughter which was named A’Lelia Walker, Sarah Breedlove also became a widow when she was only 20 years old.Then she moved to St.Louis with her brothers,where she worked
Belle Boyd was born in 1844 as the oldest of eight kids. She went to collage when she was twelve and graduated when she was sixteen. Boyd became a spy for the Confederacy before she was eighteen. When she was a spy she was a messenger and a medical transporter in the south. During many of the wars involving Confederate soldiers Boyd nursed the wounded back to health. Betrayed by one of her first loves, she was arrested twice and after finally being released she went to England to regain her health. While in England she pursued her acting career and started her novel Belle Boyd In Camp and Prison. When she returned to the U.S she shortly toured as an actress until she retired in 1869 and married John Swanston Hammond. Soon after, Boyd suffered a mental collapse and had her first soon in a Stockton insane asylum. She was discharged in 1870 and had three more children before settling in Dallas where her marriage was dissolved in in 1884. She then married her third husband and her full name became Belle Boyd-Harding-Hammond-High. She died of a heart attack in Kilbourn, (Which is currently known as the Dells) Wisconsin in the year 1900 at the age of 57. (Answer to question 1).
Almost immediately after the marriage of Mae Kileen and her husband Mike, Franklin Leslie began an affair between the two. Although the dark haired beauty was separated from her husband, Mike, that didn’t stop the husband’s jealousy. He told everyone that he would shoot any man that he caught with Mae. Not long after, that's almost exactly what happened when he found Franklin Leslie with his wife on the porch of a hotel. Mike made a fatal mistake to confront Leslie and wound up dead on June 22, 1880. Eight days after the death of Mae Kileen’s husband, Franklin Leslie married her. Returning to his home front, as of after seven years of marriage, Mae claimed she wanted a divorce from Leslie’s habit of wanting to shoot her silhouette on the wall to, yet again, show off his excellent shooting skills. At this time, he perferred to spend much of his free time at the Bird Cage Theater. There, he met a young woman by the names Blonde Mollie or Mollie Bradshaw. Her promoter’s name was Bradshaw, though he was not her husband. However sometime later, he turned up dead and Leslie was automatically suspected. From the beginning Franklin and Mollie’s relationship was based on their mutual love of whiskey which led to frequent and violent quarrels. On July 10, 1889, for the last time, the violence escalated and Leslie shot Mollie in the head. However,
Upon their mother leaving them, she drove the car she was in off the cliff, an apparent suicide. This left the girls in the care of their grandmother for five years until she passes away switching care to their great-aunts
It is awesome that you mentioned such a little known drug! I actually had to look up Bufotenine and found its interesting source and properties. Bufotentine naturally occurring glandular secretion in the skin of toads, but is also found in wild mushrooms and plant life in the tropics (. In addition, Bufotenine is a weak hallucinogenic when administered intravenously, but powerful, toxic, and potentially fatal consequences when ingested in large quantities (. Bufotenine blocks serotonin in the brain and producing hallucinations and but also causing cardiovascular constriction, increasing blood pressure and limiting blood to the vital organs (. The use of Bufotenine dates back to the Middle Ages, with folk lore indicating magical and mystical
In the late nineties, the quintuplets wanted to fight back the government that took away all they had. The 1.8 million dollar trust fund they had given the sisters had vanished before they could have imagined, even though each girl was only given 250000 dollars of it. The remaining three sisters lived moderate to poor lives in Montreal. Yvonne, and Cecile had moved in with Annette. Cecile had moved in 1992 and Yvonne in 1993 post surgery. Cecile had studied nursing, Annette was a librarian, and Yvonne, at first aiming to join a convent had given up and instead found a job as a librarian.
Sarah Grimke was born in 1792 as the 8th of 14 children, and Angelina Grimke was born in 1805 as the last of the 14 children. They were born to a wealthy cotton plantation and slave owner Judge John Grimke and his wife Mary. They lived in Charleston, South Carolina as prominent members of their society. It was a slave state during that time. Their parents are strange, Judge John Grimke believes that women should not have an education. When Sarah Grimke went to her father and says that she want to get into a law school, he became so furious with me that he stop her education by age
causes the brain to swell and make one feel dizzy light headed and in pain. Those are
Isabelle Buchanan Edmondson, nicknamed Belle, was an uncontrollable, wild young woman living with her family in Elm Ridge, Tennessee. Searching for an outlet for her restless energy she began smuggling and spying for her beloved South. In 1863, Belle began working for Captain Thomas Henderson’s Independent Scouts based out of Memphis. She transported contraband: basic necessities, medicine, weapons, and hundreds of letters between rebel soldiers and their families across the Yankee picket lines. To hide all of these illegal goods, Belle utilized the traditional Southern style dress of hoop skirts and elaborate hairdos, which concealed much. Sometimes she could not walk because of the heavy weight of hidden items under her clothes and would have to hire a ride.
Every year, thousands of people cross the Macarthur bridge onto a beautiful island known as Belle Isle. Here is a place where someone can discover all 4 seasons, view some aquatic life at the Belle Isle aquarium, or just take in the breathtaking views of the skylines of Detroit and Windsor, created as a place where Detroiters can relax and play, to be able to release all of their stress and trouble. Belle Isle with such a rich history and majestic architecture, made this island a beautiful piece of art and the true gem of Detroit.
Once upon a time, in a time period of war and division, there lived a traveling businessman who was known for both his riches and his greed. The businessman had a daughter who was as beautiful as she was kind and that they called her Belle, a Southern Belle. Though her father loved her in his own way, his love for money was his ultimate love. But his riches could not last forever and the war between the north and south had taken a turn for the worst. The Union soldiers had cut off the routes that he had always taken and his riches were depleting faster than he thought imaginable. After just a month the family was in poverty.
There are many types of chemical agents that can be used for a variety of effects. Most are not meant to be lethal, but most chemicals at high concentrations can be lethal.
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She was married to Charles, better known as Charlo for eighteen years and has four children, Nicola aged eighteen, John Paul aged sixteen, Leanne aged twelve and Jack aged five and is thirty nine years of age herself. Her fifth child died during pregnancy, no thanks to the brutal attacks she experienced. She has become a widow, and before her husband’s death, was separated from him. Her father died of cancer. She has three sisters, one of which is dead and three brothers. Her mother is alive and well.
but thousands were not so fortunate. Atwood continues to explore Fred and Madge’s life in storyline E. Sometimes life comes at you in other ways that is what Atwood is suggesting here. Fred dies because of a heart attack. Madge spends the rest of her life doing charity work. Then we get to the next version F. This version goes into suspense and into a thriller plot that throws a satiric jab at Canadian society. Every version of the story seems to loop back, at some point to version A.