[BITList] 100 Years Ago

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the old ones keep coming around
frank




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>>>>     *THE YEAR IS 1914*
>>>>     **
>>>>     *This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!**
>>>>     *********************** *************
>>>>     *The year is 1914 --- One hundred years ago. **
>>>>     *What a difference a century makes! *
>>>>     *Here are some statistics for the Year 1914:
>>>>     *********************** **************
>>>>     **The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.*
>>>>     *Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only. *
>>>>
>>>>     *Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.*
>>>>
>>>>     *Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.*
>>>>
>>>>     *There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.*
>>>>
>>>>     *The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.*
>>>>
>>>>     *The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.*
>>>>     *The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour.*
>>>>
>>>>     *The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year ...*
>>>>
>>>>     *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.*
>>>>
>>>>     *More than 95 percent of all births took place at home.*
>>>>
>>>>     *Ninety percent of allDoctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
>>>>     Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
>>>>     were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard."*
>>>>
>>>>     *Sugar cost four cents a pound.*
>>>>
>>>>     *Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.*
>>>>
>>>>     *Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.*
>>>>
>>>>     *Most women only washed their hair once a month, and *
>>>>     *used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.*
>>>>
>>>>     *Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering
>>>>     into their country for any reason.*
>>>>
>>>>     *The Five leading causes of death were:*
>>>>
>>>>     *1.**Pneumonia and influenza
>>>>     **2.**Tuberculosis
>>>>     **3.**Diarrhea
>>>>     **4.**Heart disease
>>>>     **5.**Stroke*
>>>>
>>>>     *The American flag had 45 stars...*
>>>>
>>>>     *The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!*
>>>>
>>>>     *Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been
>>>>     invented yet.*
>>>>
>>>>     *There was neither a Mother's Day nor a Father's Day.*
>>>>
>>>>     *Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and only 6
>>>>     percent
>>>>     of all Americans had graduated from high school.*
>>>>
>>>>     *Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the
>>>>     counter
>>>>     at the local corner drugstores.*
>>>>
>>>>     *Back then 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? )*
>>>>
>>>>     *Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time
>>>>     servant or domestic help.*
>>>>
>>>>     *There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.! *
>>>>
>>>>     *I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing
>>>>     it myself.
>>>>     *
>>>>     *From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all
>>>>     in a matter of seconds!*
>>>>
>>>>     *Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years. Scary *
>>>>
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