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DEATH AT MANSFIELD OLDEST WOMAN IN COUNTRY LONDON, Aug. 11. England "little old lady," Mrs Ann Stansall, of twinkling eyes and bewitching smile, died at the age of 108 at Mansfield, Nottingham. It is believed that she was the oldest woman in the country. She 1,- ved alone at St. John's Place for the past 15 years, and did her own housework, declaring, "Hard work will never kill," and "Always have a smile." She never wore spectacles, heard perfectly, and ate whatever she pleased. She made an aeroplane flight at the age of 102. She celebrated her 108th birthday four months ago, entertaining many guests, for whom she poured out cups of tea and told stories of crinoline days, penny-farthing bicycles, pigtailed Jacktars, slavery, and press gangs. She remembered the reign of six English monarchs.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23577, 13 August 1938, Page 15
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