A Life in Three Centuries

Leigh Daughtridge

Copley Chicago Newspapers

Florence Krautstrunk, born December 4th, 1897. In 1986, Florence was diagnosed with breast cancer, but now is cancer free. She can vividly recount tales of lamplighters, vegetable peddlers, milkmen, junkman and ice delivery. Recently she celebrated her birthday with her family. 'Everything is wonderful today. You have the electric refrigerator, which we didn't have. You have a gas stove or an electric stove, which we didn't have. You have a hot water tank, which we didn't have. '

Leigh Daughtridge, "A Life in Three Centuries," in POYi Archive, Item #30406, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/30406 (accessed November 23, 2024).