City Man, 94, Has Never Seen a Movie

1920

Prefers to Live in Fond Memories of the Past

HARLAN, Iowa — William Blair of this city, 94 years old, and still bright of eye and keen of mind, has never seen a moving picture. For more than ten years he has lived within a few blocks of the local picture show, but could never be induced to attend.

His reasons are unique. He says: "I've lived longer than most men. Maybe I haven't traveled so much nor seen so many wonderful sights, but I've sure seen 'em plenty as far as I went. I suppose I've got as much out of livin' as any man and I don't care for any new fandangles. I just want to set here with my pipe and read the papers, and live over the pleasant places I've passed and forget the hard places as much as I can."

He was born in Virginia in 1825, on Thanksgiving day, and Thanksgiving day has been his birthday ever since, no matter on what date it fell.