Another error has also been brought to our attention. In an earlier newsletter that carried the story about the old NWA Food Service Manual, we indicated that the manual had been in the original possession of Irene (Saunders-Daly) who was Croil Hunter’s secretary. The ownership of the manual was correct, however Irene’s maiden name was Sanders (no u) and that she was married to Don Norton not Daly. Anyway we got most of it correct.

TIMES DO CHANGE

            As we were putting this newsletter together, we received an e-mail that sort of boggled our mind. Maybe it will affect you the same way.  

            The year is 1904, one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the USA statistics for 1904.

• The average life expectancy in the United States was 47 years.
• Only 14% of the homes in the US had bathtubs.
• Less than 8% of the homes had telephones.
• A three-minute call from DEN to NYC cost $11.00.
• There were less than 8,000 autos in the US with only 144 miles of paved roads.
• The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 miles per hour.
• Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. CA had a mere 1.4 million residents and ranked 21^st in size.
• The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
• The average wage in the US was $.22 per hour.
• The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
• A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per year, a dentist $2,500, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 a mechanical engineer about $5,000.
• More than 95% of all births in the US took place at home.
• Ninety percent of all US physicians had no college education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were considered by the press and government to be “substandard”.
• Sugar cost four cents a pound, eggs were fourteen cents a dozen, coffee fifteen cents a pound.
• Most women washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg whites for shampoo.
• Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason.