Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1887 — The Monon Faster. [ARTICLE]

The Monon Faster.

The papers still find Mary Baker, the White county faster, ah interesting subject of discussion. With the exception of a few mouthsful of- nourishment taken two weeks ago, the girl has not swallowed food for 102 days. The report that she had lost but little flesh is untrue. She ia reduced to a skeleton, and the skin on her stomach lays flat on her backbone. What life is now feeding on is puzzling the physician more than the mystery of tbe past. She is able to conA’erse in a low tone of voice, and her mind is as clear as it avrs before she Avaß taken down. She talks of her condition, ami is confident she will not die. _You can buy a set of Lustre Band ware of Laßue Bros, cheaper than any place in Jasper county- i