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Well, we must be missing something. Have you checked the offending cylinder’s points with an ohm meter to be sure they are closing fully and making complete contact to ground (with coil/condenser leads disconnected). Perhaps the points are binding on the pivot pin and not closing fully or slowly. You should see an ohm meter reading as close to zero as possible when the points are closed and the meter is calibrated to its lowest scale.
Next, I would just try swapping the ignition parts, one at a time, between cylinders. It just seems like too much of a coincidence that this cylinder did not spark before, and still does not spark with all new components. But, crazier coincidences have surely occurred. I am assuming this engine does NOT have any sort of stop switch set up and the mag plate is not sloppy from side to side.