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Leon and Ramona Frankamp
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> THE YEAR IS 1914
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> This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
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> The year is 1914 --- One hundred years ago.
> What a difference a century makes!
> Here are some statistics for the Year 1914:
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> The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
> Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.
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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 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.
> The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per 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 than 95 percent of all births took place at home.
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> Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
> 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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> The 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 hadn't been invented yet.
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> There was neither a Mother's Day nor a Father's Day.
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> Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and 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
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> 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!"
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> Eighteen percent of households had at least 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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> I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it myself.
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> From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of seconds!
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> Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years. Scary
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