ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO 1906

THE YEAR IS 1906

This is 1 year after my father, Leonard La Flamme, was born and 3 years before my mother, Anne Ballard La Flamme, was born. 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 old.

Only 14% of the HOMES in the U.S. had a BATHTUB.

Only 8% of the HOMES had a TELEPHONE.

A 3-min. call from DENVER-NEW YORK CITY cost $11.

There were ONLY 8,000 CARS in the U.S…and ONLY 144 mi. of PAVED ROADS.

The MAX. 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/ HR.

The AVERAGE U.S.WORKER made between $200 - $400 / YR.

A competent ACCOUNTENT could expect to earn $2000/ YR., a DENTIST $2,500 / YR., a VETERINARIAN $1,500/ YR., and a MECHANICAL ENGINEER about $5,000/ YR.

More than 95 % of all BIRTHS in the U.S. took place at HOME.

90% 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 the government as "SUBSTANDARD."

SUGAR cost 4-cents/lb. EGGS 14cents/doz. COFFEE 15 cents/lb.

Most WOMEN only WASHED their HAIR once/month, and used BOROX or EGG YOLKS for shampoo.

CANADA passed a law that PROHIBITED POOR PEOPLE from ENTERING into their COUNTRY for any reason.

5 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 HADN'T BEEN INVENTED YET.

There was NO MOTHER'S DAY or FATHER'S DAY.

2 OUT OF EVERY 10 U.S. ADULTS COULDN'T READ OR WRITE.

ONLY 6% of all Americans had GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

MARIJUANA, HEROIN, AND MORPHINE WERE ALL AVAILABLE OVER THE COUNTER AT 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! )

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, possibly the world, in a matter of just Seconds!!!

Just TRY TO IMAGINE ... what it may BE LIKE IN ANOTHER 100 YEARS!!!

IT STAGGERS THE MIND!!!

GREAT MESSAGE FOR US ALL

WHAT A GREAT MESSAGE FOR US ALL

Here's to T-bone steaks, yellow roses and friendship. Written by a new widow. Please read this and then reread it. Especially the last part.

I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying groceries. I wasn't hungry. The pain of losing my husband of 70 years was still too raw. And this grocery store held so many sweet memories. He often came with me and almost every time he'd pretend to go off and look for something special. I knew what he was up to. I'd always spot him walking down the aisle with the three yellow roses in his hands. He knew I loved yellow roses.

With a heart filled with grief, I only wanted to buy my few items and leave, but even grocery shopping was different since he had passed on. Shopping for one took time, a little more thought than it had for two. Standing by the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak and remembered how he had loved his steak. Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was blonde, slim and lovely in a soft green pantsuit I watched as she picked up a large pack of T-bones, dropped them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She turned to go and once again reached for the pack of steaks. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but honestly, at these prices, I don't know."

I swallowed the emotion down my throat and met her pale blue eyes. "My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. Glancing at the package in her hands, I fought to control the tremble in my voice. "Buy him the steaks. And cherish every moment you have together." She shook her head and I saw the emotion in her eyes as she placed the package in her basket and wheeled away.

I turned and pushed my cart across the length of the store to the dairy products. There I stood, trying to decide which size milk I should buy. Quart, I finally decided and moved on to the ice cream. If nothing else, I could always fix myself an ice cream cone. I placed the ice cream in my cart and looked down the aisle toward the front. I saw first the green suit, and then recognized the pretty lady coming towards me. In her arms she carried a package. On her face was the brightest smile I had ever seen. I would swear a soft halo encircled her blonde hair as she kept walking toward me, her eyes holding mine.

As she came closer, I saw what she held and tears began misting in my eyes. "These are for you," she said and placed three beautiful long stemmed yellow roses in my arms. "When you go through the line, they will know these are paid for." She leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again.

I wanted to tell her what she'd done, what the roses meant, but still unable to speak, I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my vision. I looked down at the beautiful roses nestled in the green tissue wrapping and found it almost unreal. How did she know? Suddenly the answer seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. Oh, you haven't forgotten me, have you? I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.

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My friend Dave Woodbury sent this to me.


A college student challenged a senior citizen saying it was impossible for their generation to understand his. "You grew up in a different world," the student said. "Today we have television, jet planes, space travel, nuclear energy, computers..."

Taking advantage of a pause in the student's litany, the geezer said, "You're right. We didn't have those things when we were young; so we invented them! What are you doing for the next generation?"