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Dated July 18, 1890 at 8:30 a.m. in Frigento-
Vito Ciampi died yesterday (17th), at 3:40 P.M., in the house at #5 Contrada Confine. He was a 67 year old peasant/farmer living in the town and the son of deceased Nunziante Ciampi and dec Teresa Cipriano, both of whom had been peasant/farmers in the town when they were alive. He was the husband of Mariantonia D'Avino.
The older generations who lived in southern Italy certainly remember the sound of the bells or the siren that occurred at various times of the day. Life was marked by simple and repetitive gestures: work, the relationship with nature, sharing with the family and the people of the small villages. Now...
