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Arthur
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From one of the comments:

When Jackson was a teenager and Mr. Bolin was in his early 90's, he was a friend of her family whom they knew from church. Jackson lived near Mr. Bolin, with her father, mother and nine siblings, on her father's farm. Her father volunteered her to stop by and do chores for Mr. Bolin on her way home from school, which she said she was happy to do. He had no money to pay her and didn't want to accept charity, so he suggested that they get married so she could inherit his pension when he died. He felt it was the only way he could pay her and the only chance she'd have to leave the farm and have a better life. After their marriage she continued to live on her father's farm and help Mr. Bolin with chores after school. When Mr. Bolin died in 1939 his daughter threatened that if Jackson claimed the pension she would expose the relationship and ruin Jackson's reputation. So Jackson never claimed the pension and never remarried.

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The US government provided all widows of veterans with their husband's pension - which was $36/month. These types of marriages were very common and thousands took place. I know this for a fact.

Anyway, while it looks weird to us, it seems she had good intentions. Hopefully we will meet this "odd couple" in heaven. :good:


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trial of a patch that may program people to be immune,

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/welsh-scientists-develop-covid-vaccine-smart-patch

... In a post published by Unilad, the research team said it plans to develop a prototype by the end of March in the hopes that it might pass clinical trials in time to be used before the global vaccination campaign finishes up.

According to the research team, the patch will use microneedles to both administer the coronavirus vaccine and monitor its efficacy for the patient by tracking the body's immune response. Scientists at Swansea’s IMPACT research center hope to carry out human clinical studies in partnership with Imperial College London with the aim of making the device commercially available within three years.

Here's how the "patch" (it looks more like a microchip) works:

Using polycarbonate or silicon millimetre-long microneedles, the smart patch can penetrate the skin to administer a vaccine. It can be held in place with a strap or tape for up to 24 hours, during which time it simultaneously measures a patient’s inflammatory response to the vaccination by monitoring biomarkers in the skin.

Once the vaccine has been administered, the device is scanned to produce a data reading that can provide an understanding about the efficacy of the vaccine and the body’s response to it.
The project received funding from the Welsh government. The research team hopes that even after COVID has passed, this microchipping technique could be used to treat other diseases - or maybe even one day it could help to program people to be immune.

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I'll bet they'll appear to be the same age.  :yes:


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