Oldest Man in United States Dies in Kentucky
Greasy Creek Kentucky July 10 Uncle Johnny Shell Kentucky s oldest citizen said to be 184 years old died here yesterday of infirmities of age Shell a mountain man was claimed by relatives as the world s oldest man At his funeral two sons ages 90 and seven attended He kept his faculties to the end and had planned his funeral with neighbors He was born in Tennessee September 8 1788 the son of Samuel Shell a gun maker He had led a secluded life until discovered about four years ago
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United States
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Samuel Creech
Tennessee
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Does It Pay To Worry About Appendicitis
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Graettinger Town Aids Injured Man With Eye Wash
Graettinger residents used Lavoptik eye wash to treat a man with red eyes after an incident. Quick action by locals helped him stabilize, and the town praises their prompt assistance.
Local notes and jail escape tale from Algona Times
A compilation recalls a 1919 cyclist who met figures like Daniel Boone and quotes a memory of Washington’s death. John Bowers buys a silverware set at P. G. Johnson store. Kossuth items report no word on recaptured jail escapees Charles Graves and James Roberts. Deputies fired at them near the woods. captured in Des Moines, jailed in Algona. sheriff Hackman believes escape risked killings and that fugitives likely fled to Canada. Read it in the Times.
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Kossuth Iatisles Get Away
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James Roberts
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