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Mrs Cowell, a former tailoress, lit her first cigarette in 1931, and has puffed her way through two or three a day since - a total of almost 60,000.
But now, on the advice of her family, who were concerned about the falling ash, she has given up.
Daughter Lynda Fowler, 69, who lives in Ontario, Canada, said: “The secret to mum’s long life is a cigarette and a cup of tea with whiskey. That and hard work and poverty.
“She’s an inspiration.”
Mrs Cowell, who survived TB as a small child, said she “doesn’t believe in medication”, and is so sprightly that for her 101st birthday, she wowed crowds at Blackpool Tower ballroom by taking to the dance floor for a waltz. Full story...
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Mrs Cowell, a former tailoress, lit her first cigarette in 1931, and has puffed her way through two or three a day since - a total of almost 60,000.
But now, on the advice of her family, who were concerned about the falling ash, she has given up.
Daughter Lynda Fowler, 69, who lives in Ontario, Canada, said: “The secret to mum’s long life is a cigarette and a cup of tea with whiskey. That and hard work and poverty.
“She’s an inspiration.”
Mrs Cowell, who survived TB as a small child, said she “doesn’t believe in medication”, and is so sprightly that for her 101st birthday, she wowed crowds at Blackpool Tower ballroom by taking to the dance floor for a waltz. Full story...
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