[AT] Fwd: 100 years ago

Thu Apr 27 10:50:33 PDT 2006

Mike,

We are in complete agreement.  It is becoming fashionable to be a poor
speller and have no apparent notion of the meaning or spelling of words, the
most important part of communication.  A case in point is the many who can
no longer understand the difference between "losing" and "loosing".  It
seems most nowadays get it wrong.  There are many more examples I could
cite, but shouldn't the ball be carried by those stuffy guys who have an
advanced education?  (which I don't) I don't expect to be here in a decade
or two when communication fails completely.  Shouldn't we all pay more
attention?

Just so you know... I was past 60 when I first began to type, so I *DO* try
to pay attention.  That's why I proofread most of what I type before
submitting and expecting others to figure out what I meant.  I don't always
succeed!  :-(

George Willer 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sloane
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:38 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Fwd: 100 years ago
> 
> As far as the fact that 2 out of 10 adults could not read or write, I
> question that, as public schooling, at least through the fifth grade,
> had been around for at least a century in this country. In fact, I
> suspect that, aside from immigrants, most adults were probably more
> literate than adults today - the main source of news and entertainment
> was reading newspaper and books.
> 
> Richard Fink Sr wrote:
> > Interesting
> > R Fink
> >
> >
> >> This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine...   The year is 1906.
> >> One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!   Here are
> >> some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1906:   The average life
> >> expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.   Only 14 percent of the homes in
> >> the U.S. had a bathtub.   Only 8 percent of the homes had a
> >> telephone.   A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost
> >> eleven dollars.   There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144
> >> miles of paved roads.   The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10
> >> mph.   Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more
> >> heavily populated than California.   With a mere 1.4 million people,
> >> California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.   The
> >> tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!   The average
> >> wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour.   The average U.S. worker made
> >> between $200 and $400 per year.   A competent accountant could expect
> >> to earn $2,000 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 in the U.S. took
> >> place at home.   Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had no college
> >> education. Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of
> >> which were condemned in the press and by 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 in the U.S. were:   1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis
> >> 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke   The American flag had 45
> >> stars.   Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been
> >> admitted to the Union yet.   The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was
> >> only 30!   Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea had not been
> >> invented yet.   There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.   Two out
> >> of every 10 U.S. adults could not 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 the pharmacist said, "Heroin clears the
> >> complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and
> >> bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."   Eighteen
> >> percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant
> >> or domestic help.   There were about 230 reported murders in the
> >> entire U.S.   So, to think I forwarded this from someone else without
> >> typing it myself, and posted it to you in a matter of seconds!   Try
> >> to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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