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<P>The good ole days....huh.....I would just like to be back in the '50s and '60s.....wow<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>Jerry Martin <jmartinwld@earthlink.net></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>Jerry Martin <jmartinwld@earthlink.net></I><BR>To: <I>baylee832@hotmail.com</I><BR>Subject: <I>Amazing Facts</I><BR>Date: <I>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:50:05 +0000 (GMT+00:00)</I><BR>><BR>> >> ** THE YEAR 1906 **<BR>> >><BR>> >> This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!<BR>> >><BR>> >> The year is 1906.<BR>> >> One hundred years ago.<BR>> >> What a difference a century makes...<BR>> >><BR>> >> Here are some statistics for the Year 1906 :<BR>> >> ************************************<BR>> >> The average life expectancy was 47 years<BR>> >><BR>> >> Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.<BR>> >><BR>>
>> Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.<BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >> There were only 8,000 cars<BR>> >> and only 144 miles of paved roads.<BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >> The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.<BR>> >><BR>> >> The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel<BR>> >> Tower !<BR>> >><BR>> >> The average wage in 1906 was 22 cents per hour.<BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >> The average worker made between $200 and $400 per<BR>> >> year .<BR>> >><BR>> >> A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000<BR>> >> per year, a dentist<BR>> >> $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and<BR>> >> $4,000 per year, and a<BR>> >> mechanical engineer
about $5,000 per year.<BR>> >><BR>> >> More than 95 percent of all births took place at<BR>> >> HOME .<BR>> >><BR>> >> Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE<BR>> >> EDUCATION!<BR>> >> Instead, they attended so-called medical schools,<BR>> >> many of which were<BR>> >> condemned in the press AND the government as<BR>> >> "substandard."<BR>> >><BR>> >> Sugar cost four cents a pound.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Most women only washed their hair once a month, and<BR>> >> used borax or egg<BR>> >> yolks for shampoo<BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>>
>> Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from<BR>> >> entering into their<BR>> >> country for any reason.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Five leading causes of death were:<BR>> >> 1. Pneumonia and influenza<BR>> >> 2. Tuberculosis<BR>> >> 3. Diarrhea !<BR>> >> 4. Heart disease<BR>> >> 5. Stroke<BR>> >><BR>> >> The American flag had 45 stars.<BR>> >><BR>> >> The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only<BR>> >> 30!!!<BR>> >><BR>> >> Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea<BR>> >> hadn't been invented yet.<BR>> >><BR>> >> There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write.<BR>> >> Only 6 percent of all Americans had
graduated from<BR>> >> high school.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available<BR>> >> over the counter at<BR>> >> the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists<BR>> >> said, "Heroin clears<BR>> >> the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind,<BR>> >> regulates the stomach and<BR>> >> bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of<BR>> >> health."<BR>> >><BR>> >> Eighteen percent of households had at least<BR>> >> one full-time servant or domestic help.<BR>> >><BR>> >> There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE<BR>> >> U.S.A. !<BR>> >><BR>> >> Now I am about to forward this information which I<BR>> >> received from someone<BR>> >> else without typing it myself, and
sent it to you<BR>> >> and others all over the<BR>> >> United States & Canada possibly the world, in a<BR>> >> matter of seconds!<BR>> >><BR>> >> Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years...<BR>><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2728??PS=47575" target="_top">Find sales, coupons, and free shipping, all in one place! MSN Shopping Sales & Deals</a> </html>