Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1912 — SIX CUPS OF COFFEE [ARTICLE]

SIX CUPS OF COFFEE

Were Drunk Every Day by Baker, Who Dies at 1 Age of 111. Wabash, Ind., March 2.—Henry Baker, claiming to be 108 years old, but who, according to the death certificate made out by his daughter, who is ill, is dead at his home near this city. Baker was far the oldest man in the county and had resided here since the Civil War. He enlisted in the Union Army when 57 and ihisrepresented h»s age in order to be accepted, having then been older than the age limit. He had been a constant user of tobacco since 14 years olf age, and drank six cups of the strongest coffee each day.