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3. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.


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4. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City Cost eleven dollars.

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5. There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. , and only 144 miles of paved roads.

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6. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.


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7. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more Heavily populated than California.

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8. With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st Most populous state in the Union.

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9. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

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10. The average wage in the US Was 22 Cents per hour.


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11. The average U.S. Worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

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12. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist made $2,500 per year, a veterinarian $1,500 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

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13. More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at HOME.

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14. 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 the government as "substandard."

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15. Sugar cost four cents a pound.


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16. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.


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17. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.


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