100 Years in the past

Ok this is something i got im my email today its kinda a continuation of the last post but something to think about.

>>This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
>>The year is 1906.
>>One hundred years ago.
>>What a difference a century makes!
>>Here are some statistics for the Year 1906 :
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>>The average life expectancy was 47 years
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>>Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
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>>Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
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>>There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles
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>>of paved roads.
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>>The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
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>>The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
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>>The average wage in was 22 cents per hour.
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>>The average 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 took place at HOME .
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>>Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
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>>Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
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>>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
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>>borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
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>>Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
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>>entering into their country for any reason.
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>>Five leading causes of death were:
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>>1. Pneumonia and influenza
>>2. Tuberculosis
>>3. Diarrhea
>>4. Heart disease
>>5. Stroke
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>>The American flag had 45 stars.
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>>The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only 30!!!!
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>>Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea
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>>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 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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>>Eighteen percent of households had at least
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>>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
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>>it myself, and sent it to you and others all over the United States ,&
>>Canada
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>>possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!
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>>Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.