A very different time... Some improvements and
some, well you be the judge!
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The average life
expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years old.
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Only 14 percent of the
homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
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Only 8 percent of the
homes had a telephone.
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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.
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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
U.S. 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 made $2,500 per year,
a veterinarian between $1,500 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!
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Instead, they attended
so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press
AND the government as "substandard."
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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.
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Canada passed a law
that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any
reason.
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Five leading causes of
death in the U.S. were:
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Pneumonia and
influenza
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Tuberculosis
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Diarrhea
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Heart disease
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Stroke
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The American flag had
45 stars.
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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.
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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. 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?
DUH! )
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There were about 230
reported Murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.
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Just try to
imagine.....what it may be like in another 100 years!!!!!!!
