| ?? THE YEAR 1906 ?? |
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>| This will boggle your mind, |
>| I know it did mine ! |
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>| The year is 1906. |
>| One hundred years ago. |
>| What a difference a century makes ! |
>| Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1906 |
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>| The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 |
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>| A three-minute call from Denver |
>| to New York City |
>| cost eleven dollars. |
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>| There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. , |
>| and only 144 miles |
>| of paved roads. |
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>| The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph . |
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>| Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee |
>| were each more |
>| heavily populated than California . |
>| |
>| With a mere 1.4 million people, |
>| California was only the 21st |
>| most populous state in the Union . |
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>| The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower ! |
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>| The average wage in the US . was 22 cents per hour. |
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>| The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year . |
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>| A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, |
>| a dentist $2,500 per year, |
>| a veterinarian between $1,500 |
>| and $4,000 per year, |
>| and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. |
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>| More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at HOME . |
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>| Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors |
>| had |
>| NO COLLEGE EDUCATION ! |
>| Instead, |
>| they attended so-called medical schools, |
>| many of which were condemned in the press |
>| AND |
>| the government |
>| as "sub-standard." |
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>| Sugar cost four cents a pound. |
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>| Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. |
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>| Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. |
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>| Most women only washed their hair |
>| once a month, |
>| and used borax |
>| or egg yolks for shampoo. (EE-EWW) |
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>| Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from |
>| entering into their country for any reason. |
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>| The Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: |
>| 1.. Pneumonia and influenza |
>| 2. Tuberculosis |
>| 3. Diarrhea |
>| 4. Heart disease |
>| 5. Stroke |
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>| The American flag had 45 stars. |
>| Arizona , Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and |
>| Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. |
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>| The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only 30 !!!! |
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>| Crossword puzzles, |
>| canned beer, |
>| and ice tea |
>| hadn't been invented yet. |
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>| There was no Mother's Day |
>| or Father's Day. |
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>| Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. |
>| Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. |
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>| Marijuana, heroin, and morphine |
>| were all available over |
>| the counter |
>| at the local corner drugstores. |
>| Pharmacists said, |
>| "Heroin clears the complexion, > gives buoyancy to the mind, |
>| regulates the stomach and bowels, |
>| and is, in fact, |
>| a perfect guardian of health." |
>| ( Shocking ? ) |
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>| Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. |
>| had at least one full-time servant or domestic help. |
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>| There were about 230 reported murders |
>| in the ENTIRE U.S.A. ! |
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>| Now I forwarded this from someone else |
>| without typing it myself, |
>| and sent it to you and others |
>| all over the United States , |
>| possibly the world, |
>| in a matter of seconds ! |
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>| Now having read this |
>| try to imagine what it may be like |
>| in another 100 years.