► The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower
 ► The average wage in 1908 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

 ► 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. !

 ► Instead of hand writing this info and sending it by mail and getting to the recipient weeks later by horseback or
      train, it can be emailed in a matter of seconds to numerous people at the same time, anywhere in the world.  

Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

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