Newspaper Archive Goodies

Today's archive selection comes from the 26 July 1912 issue of The Reading Eagle, page 9:

80-YEAR-OLD MAN WON BY DELECTABLE PIES
Married Widow of 46 Because She Is Good Cook

New York, July 26. - Andrew Cole, lumber dealer, 47 Fifty-seventh street, who has passed four score years, was married to Mrs. Anna Schultz, a widow, 46 years old, who has been his housekeeper for two years.

Mr. Cole, who is a graduate of medicine, but does not practice, says the widow won his heart through her good cooking. Her bread was like that his mother used to make, and she made excellent pies and could roast beef or chicken to a turn.

"My father lived to be 90 and my grandfather was 100 when he died and I am in the best of health," said the wealthy octogenarian.

"In order to live long a person should not drink intoxicating liquors, should smoke but two cigars a day, if he must smoke, eat little meat, but plenty of cereals and vegetables."