[RP TownTalk] Recommended mechanics?

[Melissa Avery]

Show this to your friends, children and/or grandchildren! 
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>THE YEAR IS 1910 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
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>The year is 1910 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.
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>Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.
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>Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
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>Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
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>There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.
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>The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
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>The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower !
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>The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour.
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>The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year 
>..
>A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
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>A dentist $2,500 per year,
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>A veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year,
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>And a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
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>More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.
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>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.'
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>Sugar cost four cents a pound.
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>Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
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>Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
>Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for 
>shampoo.
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>Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country 
>for any reason.
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>The 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.
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>The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only 30.
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>Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet.
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>There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
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>Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and Only 6 percent of all 
>Americans had graduated from high school.
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>Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local 
>corner drugstores.
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>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' 
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>Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic 
>help.
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>There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. ! 
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>I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it myself.
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>From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of 
>seconds!
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>Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years. IT STAGGERS THE MIND
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