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Just 100 Years Ago – How thing have changed!
I did not fact check each of these items, but my mom died at 100 years old two years ago and I heard things like this from her and my dad (died at 94) all the time.
The year is 1910, over one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!
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Here are some statistics for the Year 1910:
The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower !
The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour.
The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
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.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.
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.’
Sugar cost four cents a pound — Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen — Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
There was no such thing as under arm deodorant or tooth paste.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
The five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
The population of Las Vegas Nevada was only 30!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn’t been invented yet.
There was no Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn’t read or write and only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
18% of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.! (yes, people have changed)
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years?
If You Know a Filipino . . . My Open Letter to Catholic Filipinos
. . . please send them a copy of my Open Letter to Filipinos. You can send them the text or simply the link.
I wrote this letter while in Manila a number of years ago for a local parish bulletin. It has circled the globe many times and has appeared repeatedly in all the Philippine newspapers.
It was one of those blessed moments. If you are Filipino or know a Filipino, please make sure they read this letter.
The Protestant and his Three Huts
The Protestant’s Three Huts
A Protestant was stranded all alone on an island. He begins sending smoke signals, hoping that somebody will find him.
Ten years pass, and a boat is sailing by. The captain notices the smoke signals, and decides to pull into the island. When he docks, he sees three huts.
The Protestant runs out and embraces the captain, and says, “Thank you for rescuing me!” The captain says, “No problem, where are the others?”
The man says, “There is only me, I am all alone on this island.” The captain, confused, asks, “If you are all alone, then why are there three huts?”
The man says, “Well, the first hut is where I live, that’s my home. The second hut is my church, where I worship.”
The captain asks, “And what is the third hut?” The man says, “Oh, that’s the church where I used to go to.”
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