Sylvia's world in thoughts and pictures
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| No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt |
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| Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by. Carl Sandburg |
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| A man never likes you so well as when he leaves your company liking himself. Anonymous |
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| Welcome to the magical world of Shadow Shot Sunday! Your hosts are: Magical Mystical Teacher Rose (chubskulit) Gemma WisemanAdd caption |
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| Join us on Weekend Reflections Hosted by James and share the fun!! You'll be surprised where you'll find reflections and it does make for a fun search!! |
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| Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them. Count Leo Tolstoy |
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| Time to share your skies, the beauty over your world, the clouds, the colors! Sky Watch is hosted each week by the Sky Watch team led of Yogi, Sandy and Sylvia. And this week as every week, we remember Klaus and know that he joins us in spirit! Join us and the many people from all over the world who share theirs with us each week! http://skyley.blogspot.com/ |
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| The only way to have a friend is to be one. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. - Johann Wolfgang Goethe |
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| Be the changes you want to see in the world. - Ghandi |
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1910 Ford
Make sure you read all the statistics under the photo.
This has only been 103 years ago...Amazing!!!
Show this to your friends, children and/or grandchildren!
The year is 1910, over one hundred years ago. What a difference a
century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1910:
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The average life expectancy for men was 47 years .
Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a
bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved
roads .
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the
Eiffel Tower !
The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour.
The average US worker made
between $200 and $400 per year .
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 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 took
place at HOME.
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.'
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 .
There was no such thing as under arm deodorant or tooth paste.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
entering into their country for any reason.
The five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2, Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
The population of Las Vegas
Nevada was only 30!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented
yet
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and only 6
percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant
or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the
ENTIRE U.S.A. !
(yes,
people have changed)
I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it
myself.
From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD...all in
a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100
years
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| If you can't be content with what you have received, be thankful for what you have escaped. -- Author Unknown There is fun everywhere for everyone on these beautiful early Fall Days!! Enjoy!! |
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| Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting. -- Author Unknown |
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| Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. -- Faith Baldwin |
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| The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. -- Alice Walker |
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| Time
for Our World again!! This is a wonderful way to find, see and enjoy the
beauty, the fun, the good and even the not so good things about our
world today and to share them!! Hope you will join us!! |
