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From: "Jerome Buza" <>
Subject: Re: [DVHH] Statiistics-for 100 years.
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 03:41:22 -0700
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And they used to say our hair was oily???? It wasn't oily, it was dirty!!!
Margaret
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From: "Alex Leeb" <>
To: "DONAUSCHWABEN" <>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:44 PM
Subject: [DVHH] Statiistics-for 100 years.


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> The following statistics show how fast we progressed in the last 100
> years.
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> This will boggle our mind,
> 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.
> 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 wage in was 22 cents per hour.
> The average 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.
> Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
> entering into their country for any reason.
> Five leading causes of death were:
> 1. Pneumonia and influenza ,
> 2. Tuberculosis,
> 3. Diarrhea,
> 4. Heart disease,
> 5. Stroke.
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> The American flag had 45 stars.
> The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!
> Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice 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.
> Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
> 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! )
> Eighteen percent of households had at least
> one full-time servant or domestic help.
>
> There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !
> Now I forwarded this from someone else without typing
> it myself, and sent it to you and others all over the United States,
> &Canada
> possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!
> Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
> IT STAGGERS THE MIND, EH ?
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> Alex.
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