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Della Purcell 1888 - 1979

Della Purcell of Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa was born on January 19, 1888, and died at age 91 years old in March 1979.

Della Purcell

Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa 50322

January 19, 1888

March 1979

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January 19, 1888

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Della Purcell lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.

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In 1888, in the year that Della Purcell was born, on July 25th, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City - Frank Edward McGurrin - decisively beat the competition in a typing contest in Ohio. He was supposedly the only person who used touch typing and is believed to have invented the method. Touch typing is ubiquitous now - but Frank's win is what convinced everyone that the method was good!

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In 1894, Della was just 6 years old when on March 12th, for the first time, Coca-Cola was sold in individual bottles as a drink for consumer consumption. Previously, it was sold as a syrup for upset stomachs - over the counter.

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