[AT] Fwd: 100 years ago

Thu Apr 27 13:55:07 PDT 2006

It boggles my mind that George's reply to this thread is the first post I 
have seen on it.  It seems to me  that e-mail has gotten less reliable than 
even my spelling.  grins.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:50 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] Fwd: 100 years ago

> 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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