100 years ago

Subject: 100 Years
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>The year is 1901, one hundred years ago. . . .
>What a difference a century makes . . . .
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>* The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven.
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>* Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub.
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>* Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. 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 US 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
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>than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, 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 an hour.
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>* The average US 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 the 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home.
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>* Ninety percent of all US physicians had no college education. Instead,
>they
>attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by
>the government as "substandard."
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>* Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee
>cost fifteen cents a pound.
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>* Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg
>yolks
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>for shampoo.
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>* Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for
>any reason.
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>* The five leading causes of death in the US 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 30.
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>* Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented.
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>* There were no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
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>* One in ten US 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
>corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the
>complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the
>bowels,
>and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."

YESSIR them was the Good old Days!

I still say that in spite of comercial telivision, pollitically correct neighbors, and overpopulation...Now is the "Good ole Days!

Not to mention "abuse excuse",drugs,over taxation
and everything from "puff patrols" to parents
being blamed on any issue(never the "childs"
fault)these are the "Good old days"

Why is it that people could buy "drugs" over the counter and kids that lived in the country might bring a gun to school so they could go hunting after school. Yet we had very little crime and drug abuse... Maybe we need more laws, rules and regulations???
Or maybe a lot less laws and a lot more personal responsiblity and the golden rule....
That said I still think everyday your alive is a "Good ole day" :)

We spoil our times, and appreciate the bygone era --"good old days"! So, be good, do good! As Swami Vivekananda said.

Morals, Scruples,, and Personal Concienceness makes any time
period "The Good Old Days"!
And contrary to popular belief,
I wasn't around at the turn of
the Century,....not the previous
one anyway. LOL

"eyes"