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Tales of centenarian feats found in old notices
A glance at Intimations of death in antique magazines shows aged people accorded remarkable mental and physical powers. Notices describe centenarians from Galway to Jamaica and Scotland, with feats such as reading without glasses, running races, and long journeys well beyond a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Blackwood
The
Scotsman
Dirrane
Galway
Anna McRae
Kintall
Jamaica
William Heginbottom
Aud
Margaret McDougal
Garth
Weem
Aberfeldy
Drummond Castle