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The
"Name That Tune"
Trivia Contest
I used to love to watch "Name That Tune" back in the old days. That was when they had to run and ring bells and the song played until someone answered it.  It was not the new show where they give clues and say they can name that tune in "one note".  Come on now, you can't tell anything about a song in one note.

So this week we will try our own type of music trivia.  I know that not all of you will be able to participate in this one because of some computer differences, but this should work for most of you.

Below are 10 short song "clips" in MIDI format.  This means that they are not the original recordings, but someone has turned them into  computer music. You might have to listen hard to recognize the tunes (but that's part of the fun).  If you click on the song, it should bring up your player or automatically play on your computer.

What we are looking for is the name of the song, and an artist or group that recorded it (some were recorded by more than one.)  Remember to put your Class Year. Good luck.



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What A Difference 100 Years Makes
Submitted by Joy Rubins Morris
Class of 64 

The average life expectancy in the
     U.S. was 47 years.
Only 14% of the homes in the U.S.
     has a bath tub.
Only 8% of the homes had a
     telephone.  A 3-minute call from
     Denver to New York cost $11.00.
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.  California was only
      the 21st most populous state in
      the Union.
The tallest structure in the world was
      the Eiffel Tower in France.
The average wage in the U.S. was
      22-cents an hour.
The average U.S. worker made
      between $200 and $400 per
      year.
More than 95% of all births in the
      U.S. took place at home.
Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians
      had no college education.
      Instead, they attended medical
      schools, many of which were
      condemned in the press and by
      the government as substandard.
Sugar cost 4-cents a pound.  Eggs
      were 14-cents a dozen.  Coffee
      cost 15-cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair
      only a month and used Borax or
      egg yolks.
The five leading causes of death in
      the U.S. were (in order of 
      frequency)1. Pneumonia, 2.
      Tuberculosis, 3. Diarrhea, 4.
      Heart Disease, and 5. Stroke
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30.
The American flag had 45-stars.
      Arizona, Oklahoma, New
      Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska had
      not been admitted to the Union
      yet.
Crossword puzzles, canned beer,
      and iced tea had not been
      invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or
      Father's Day.
One in ten U.S. adults could not
      read or write.
Only 6% of all Americans had
      graduated from high school.
Eighteen percent of all households in
      the U.S. had at least on
      full-time servant or domestic.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine
      were all available over the
      counter at corner drugstores.
      According to one pharmacist, 
     "Heroin clears the complexion,
      gives buoyancy to the mind,
     and regulates the stomach,
     and the bowels, and is, in fact, a
     perfect guardian of health."
A competent accountant could
     expect to earn $2,000 a year, a
     dentist $2,500 a year, a
     veterinarian between $1,500 and
     $4,000 a year, and a mechanical
     engineer about $5,000 a year.
There were about 230 reported
     murders in the entire U.S.

Makes you wonder what will be said about us one hundred years from now.
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"Our Other TV Heroes"
Trivia Contest
By Tommy Towery

Posting the answers to last week's trivia contest looked like the perfect time and place to share with you a present my daughter gave me last Christmas.  She found the photo above in a picture album of my mom's and she had it reprinted and enlarged for me.  To make it more special, she got on E-bay and purchased a Davy Crockett belt buckle (circa 1955) which was the same type I was wearing in this photo.  This picture was taken in front of my house at 505 East Clinton Street during the Davy "King of the Wild Frontier" Crockett frenzy. If ole' Davy had taken a clue from me I don't think he would have died at the Alamo. Instead of his single shot - muzzle load "Ole' Betsy" I armed myself with a 30 cal. M-1 carbine (30 shot capacity) with interchangable clips.  And then, if that didn't stop all Santa Anna's men, I am sure that I could have run faster in my Converse All-Star "tennies" than he could in his stupid buckskin mochicans!  When I lived in Texas in the 70's people said that if there had been a back door to the Alamo they would all be speaking Spanish down then anyway. I would love to hear from any other "frontiersmen" out there who also shared Davy Crockett status with me. It time for confessions...did anyone else buy a Davy Crockett suit or a coonskin hat, or was I the only one?

Also in the photos above is Leslie "Don't call me Shirley" Nielsen as the Swamp Fox, the opening credit from "Jim Bowie" and the card carried by Paladin in "Have Gun Will Travel", which several of you remembered and a copy of which I too carried in my wallet for way too many years!

As for as the contest winners... after a long period of evaluating the answers, the judges have decided that the Jennifer (66) and Craig (65) Bannecek team came through again with all the answers as well as Bob Alverson (65).  They spilt the points, 50 each points to the Class of '66 and the Class of '65. Here are the winner's answers.

Subject:         Western Trivia
  Date:         Wed, 6 Mar 2002 05:40:05 -0800 (PST)
  From:         Jennifer Bannecke <jbannecke@yahoo.com>

GO CLASS OF 65 AND 66!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do you mean more or less??????  OK, OK so I forgot to put Have Gun Will Travel!  Details, details!!!  Just remember I'm only two years younger than you!!!! You are giving me a BIG HEADACHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't take much more of this. The business card had a Horse chess piece thingie (I think it is called a Knight) and it said HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL, WIRE PALLADIN, SAN FRANCISCO

1.          Zorro          
          Don Diego de la/Zorro
          Guy Williams
2.          Swamp Fox
          General Francis Marion
             Leslie Nielson
3.          Davy Crockett
              Fess Parker
4.          Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood
             The Adventures of Robin Hood
            Richard Greene
5.          The Adventures of Jim Bowie
             Jim Bowie
             Scott Forbes                    
6.          The Roy Rogers Show
          Roy Rogers/Leonard Slye
          Dale Evans/Francis Smith
          Trigger/Horse
           Buttermilk/Horse
7.          The Lone Ranger
         Clayton Moore
         Tonto/Jay Silverheels
          Silver/Horse
8.          The Gene Autry Show
         Gene Autry
          Pat Buttram
          Champion/Horse

Craig Bannecke
Class of '65
Jennifer White Bannecke
Class of '66
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Love these trivia questions.  We have to rack our brains to find the answers.

1.  Zorro - Guy Williams
2.  Swamp Fox - Leslie Neilson
3.  Davy Crockett - Fess Parker
4.  Robin Hood - Richard Greene
5.  Jim Bowie - Scott Forbes
6.  The Roy Rogers Show
7.  The Lone Ranger - Clayton Moore (and for 26 shows John Hart)
8.  Gene Autry (Back in the Saddle Again)

Several years back I had the good fortune to meet Pat Buttram, Gene's sidekick.  He was in town and Grady Reeves, who was a friend of his, had him in the station for a segment of his show.  Very nice man.

These answers are the joint work of the class of 65 and class of 67.

Keep up the good work.

Bob Alverson (65)
BobAlverson@peoplepc.com
and Mary Hicklin Alverson (67)

(Editor's Note: Best answer for question #7. While all classmates are invited to and encouraged to participate, the points can only be awarded to 64-65-66 classes, so sorry Class of '67).

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Other Trivia Participants and/or Comments
These clasmates scored less than perfect but at least participated!

Subject:         Cowboy Trivia
  Date:         Tue, 5 Mar 2002 23:17:38 -0600
  From:         "Jim Bannister" <jbann@hotmail.com>

Tommy,
I have certainly enjoyed the TV Cowboy trivia... I wonder what useful information I have displaced with this information.....Brent Maverick was a cheap shot he was only in the episode that introduced the Maverick Cousins (Good job, I didn't remember him until I saw your note).....Paladin's business card had a chess knight as a graphic and read: Have Gun Will Travel...Wire Paladin...San Francisco (I carried one of these in my wallet for years).
This Weeks Answers:
1. Zorro - Guy Williams
2. Swamp Fox (Gen. Francis Marion) - Leslie Nielsen
3. Davey Crockett - Fess Parker
4. Robin Hood - Richard Greene
5. Jim Bowie - Scott Foes (maybe Forbes)
6. Roy Roger & Dale Evans
7. Lone Ranger - Clayton Moore
8. Gene Autry

Jimmy Bannister
Class of '66

(Editors Note:  Jimmy just missed a perfect score by going with Foes instead of Forbes for Jim Bowie, but he gave a valant effort.  To his credit he did know the Palidan busness card answer though! Anyone remember the Chineese character on the show?)
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Kathy Jones, Class of '66, made the same small error on Scott Forbes as Jimmy did, which kept her entry from being perfect, but the Class of '66 already had one winner, so even with another perfect score, their class could not earn any more points.
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Cherri Polly Massey, Class of 66, continues to be a loyal supporter of the site and had many questions correct, but fell short of a perfect answer. 
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You really know how to strain my brain --   
6.    Roy Rogers and Dale Evans theme song to their show on Saturday mornings with             Pat Brady, Trigger, Buttermilk and Nelliebelle

I had help from my brother this week and he's a trivia buff, and I think you've stumped him on a couple of these.
Linda Beal Walker
'66

(Editor's Note: Very good answer for #6.  Does anyone remember who Nelliebelle was? Also, does anyone remember the name of Davy Crockett's sidekick and who played him?)
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From Our Mailbag...

Subject:         First Lee African American Student
  Date:         Mon, 04 Mar 2002 09:45:50 -0500
  From:         Gregory_L._Dixon@ondcp.eop.gov

Tommy,
Just looked at the messages for the first time in a few weeks and saw Jim Bannister's mention of Paulette Reddick, the first African-American student. Jim mentions that Lee was desegregated in 1966 but I believe the correct time-frame would be the 1964-65 school year.   I graduated in the spring of 1965 and Paulette was definitely at Lee then. I assume she started school in September of 1964.  I remember that we voted her into the National Honor Society in the Spring of 1965.  I recall her as a smart, quiet, and shy person.  I appreciate Jim mentioning her name as I had forgotten her last name.  Have any
of our classmates had any contact with Paulette? I would be very interested in her perspectives on her time at Lee.

Gregory Dixon
Class of '65
Washington, DC
202-395-7253
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Subject:         Re: Traveller Weekly Update
  Date:         Sun, 3 Mar 2002 07:03:40 -0600
  From:         "Lynn VanPelt" <bamayaya@knology.net>


Hello Tommy, I always enjoy my sunday mornings because I know you've done your update.  I so appreciate the time you put into this for all of us.

Would you please mention that some of us are trying to start a monthly breakfast reunion. On the last Sat. of each month we'd like to get together at 9 am at Gibsons on South Parkway. We started last sunday (changed it to Sat. for the future) with a very small but enthusiastic group of 5.  Anyone who wants to join us please just show up.  For March it will be March 30 (in case anyone has a problem figuring out the last Sat. of the month).
Hopefully we can get a tradition going.

Incidently, last night I attended a performance of "Pirates of Penzance" at Lee, with Bob Crump (also class of 66).  Lee's drama group is awesome and has been for some time, winning local and regional awards.  The performance last night was very enjoyable and impressive.  The auditorium looks quite different from what I remember of 36 years ago.  I leaned over to Bob and said I would be so freaked if Fulton Hamilton walked out on that stage.

Again thanks for your time and effort.

Lynn Bozeman VanPelt
Class of '66

(Editor's Note:  Lynn, you get on Bob now and make him become a participant on the site.  I'm sure he has lots to contribute!)
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Subject:       Catching up
  Date:         Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:10:07 -0600
  From:         "Susie Schlette" <schlette@semo.net>

Hi Tommy!
Thanks so much for taking the time to copy the 1966 yearbook.  My order will be in the mail soon.  Now I will have all three of my yearbooks back after losing the originals in a fire.  Also thanks to Cherri Massey for lending you her book.
Have been enjoying the trivia, although a lot of it leaves me more clueless than usual since I'm not a native of Huntsville.  I do remember "booger-town" and the downtown YMCA indoor pool.  I moved to Huntsville the summer before 7th grade and lived on E.
Clinton St.  When school started I went to Huntsville Jr. High and joined Tri-Hi-Y which met at the downtown Y for meetings.  The whole building smelled like chlorine!  I moved from Mobile and we also had the 2 weeks off for cotton picking down there.  This meant you had to start school in August when it was about 120 degrees in the classroom!  I recognized about three of the cowboys and it reminded me of how we enjoyed those shows.  You left out one of my favorites though, Yancey Derringer.  The actor's name
was Jock Mahoney and he was pretty cute in those ruffled shirts.
Congratulations to Bob Cochran for his accomplishments with last weeks trivia.  This proves, once again, Bob has a more trivial mind than anyone (except possibly C.E.).  But seriously folks, what a great guy.  Since September I have been living in Poplar Bluff
MO which is a small town in the Southeastern part of MO.  After 34 years in St. Louis, this has been quite an adjustment and I have relied on his ear to complain about what I've gone through.  There are the hillbillies who built our house, there's the hamster-driven
Internet provider for this area, and let's not forget the night my house was attacked by wildlife.  Apparently our roof was jumped on by raccoons in the wee hours one morning after Christmas.  I couldn't tell on the telephone which part he found the most amusing ...the mental image of me running down the hall in my nightgown, armed with a Girl Scout flashlight and matching pocketknife, to protect my sleeping child or the fact that, when I did calm down and go back to bed, my clever husband made hand-shadow animals on the ceiling and yelled, "there it is!!"  Anyway, thanks to Bob for watching out for me and passing my new email address along to everyone.  Actually I did send it to Tommy but it probably got lost in the larger issues of September.  Thanks Bobba.
I think Jim Bannister probably has a realistic view of the idea of trying to relate our high school experiences to the current students of Lee High School.  They just wouldn't care.  I too saw this attitude with my children as they went through high school.  Seems to
me they broke the mold on "school spirit" when we finished high school.  Today my high school girlfriends are still my closest friends even though miles separate us physically.  When our children were young we had a difficult time keeping in touch, but now that we have more time for ourselves and have the miracle of email, we are in daily contact and closer than ever.  The news from the alumni website that one of us is sick or grieving a loved one makes me cry.  The funny stories ya'll share on the website makes me laugh out loud.  This is because I actually care about you.  I doesn't matter if they paint a picture on the gym wall of General Franco or General Mills, nothing can change our history together.  Whether it's the special blend of Huntsville natives and "foreigners" from
literally everywhere that we represent, or whether it was the changing times that made us as close-knit as we are, I'm just glad to be part of it.  Especially now that my parents are gone, I still have a "family" to turn to.  It's like any other kind of love, though.  I don't
think you can explain it to someone who has never experienced it.
Well, this is longer than I intended.  Everyone have a great week.
Susie Wohlschlaeger Schlette
Class of 1966
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In reference to Collins memories of the West Huntsville YMCA, I don't remember the pool very good, but I do remember that there was a bowling alley in the basement, which had the manual "pin boy" pit to reset the pins. I went there one day with my aunt and mother when they were practicing and I set the pins for them.  I think it was only a two alley lane?

Another point he brought up was the downtown YMCA.  Many times we used to go swimming there after school during my East Clinton days. Anyone else remember the little "foot pool" you had to wade through to enter the main pool area?  I vividly remember that the water in it was always warm, and the pool water was always cold.  (How cold was it Johnny?  - So cold that parts of your anatomy would shrink to nothing!) In the days of innocence in which we lived, do any of you other "boys" remember that it was perfectally acceptable for us to go swimming in the nude?  If you had a suit okay, if not okay.  I remember many times swimming there with many naked little boys splashing in the water and not thinking much about it. (People were cautious however how they jumped in...) No girls were allowed during that period. That was before the Village People's song which altered the world feelings about the type of people who hung out at the Y!  I also remember that there was a ledge that went around the pool and we used to walk along it.  I slipped and fell in one day (before I could swim) and almost drown before I could finally grab hold of the side. It was not long after that when I joined the Boy Scouts and learned to swim really good.  Later, in college days, I not only taught swimming, but also taught life saving at the Memphis YMCA...I thought that was ironic, since I had nearly drown in a YMCA pool myself.

Tommy Towery
Class of '64
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Subject:         location of two persons
  Date:         Tue, 5 Mar 2002 23:39:07 -0800
  From:         "Vandiver, Rodney" <RJV@pd.sannet.gov>

Tommy,  Do you remember Thurmond McCormick and Eddie Jackson.  I can't find either and sure would like to talk with them.  They were my best friends when I was there but we moved away right after graduation.  I saw them once when I was in the Navy but that was probably in 1967.  My Email is
Rotny52@hotmail.com

Rod Vandiver

(Editor's Note:  I don't remember either of these folks, but if anyone else does, then let us know so we can get the info to Rod.)
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Subject:         Re: Traveller Weekly Update
  Date:         Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:13:42 EST
  From:         Spmclm69@cs.com


Hi Tommy!  It's Bob Cochran in St. Louis.  2 things:

1.  The International Paper Money Show is June 14-16 at the Cook Convention Center.  I'll be coming down on Thursday morning,and the dealer setup begins about 4PM  that afternoon.  It'll probably take me a couple of hours to set up.  

I'll probably head back to St. Louis sometime Sunday afternoon, so Thursday, Friday or Saturday will work for me.  Let me know!  Looking forward to getting together!

2.  Here's a joke for you and all my classmates who served in the military.  Thanks to a blocking drill in the spring of 1963 (me against David Mullins and Harold Tuck - not too hard to figure out who won, huh?) I have a bolt holding my left ankle together.  So I
couldn't ever pass a military physical.

Think you have it bad?

A C-141A Starlifter had been delayed for takeoff for over an hour at Thule Air Force Base, Greenland, because it's sewage container had not been pumped out.  An Airman meandered up to the aircraft with the containment pump, fiddled around for a while, then got ready to leave.

The aircraft commander, a young Captain, confronted the Airman and stated in no uncertain terms, "You have caused me to be 2 hours late for my takeoff.  I'll see to it that you are not only reprimanded, but punished as well!"

The young Airman smiled and said, "Sir, with all due respect - I have no stripes; I'm stationed at Thule, Greenland; It's 20 degrees below zero; and I'm pumping sewage out of an airplane.  Just what kind of punishment did you have in mind?"

Bob Cochran
Class of '64
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More Responses To Linda's E-Mail
About Giving Back to LHS

Subject:         Revisionist History
  Date:         Mon, 04 Mar 2002 16:04:18 -0600
  From:         "Richard Edmonds" <redmonds13@msn.com>


As much as the old liberal part of me (my distant past) would like to agree with Linda's idea of giving back to Lee, I know from personal experience that Jim Bannister's ideas are more realistic these days.

I have been back to the schools on occasion as part of my job and what I have seen scares the hell out of me. The slack jawed stares, vacant, expressionless faces, and most of all, the pride in their raging ingnorance is frightening. The vast majority of the students I have come into contact with treat high school as nothing more than a time filler until they can get out into the "real world".

The socialization which takes place in these "warehouses" is not what you and I remember from those days which seem such a short time ago and yet were truly in a different age. There is no more respect in our high schools and precious little respect left in our middle schools. We had respect for our teachers (perhaps grudging respect, but respect nontheless)and there was a mutual respect for us from them. This mutual respect has been replaced, in many cases by fear. For those of you who have not tried it, fear is not conducive to productive learning.

My job does not always bring me into contact with the more law-abiding members of our society, so maybe my views are skewed somewhat, but I don't think so. There is not enough money in the world to pay me to go into our schools and try to teach these children every day - God bless the teachers who attempt it.

Sorry that this ran so long, but I couldn't respond earlier. The news of the changing of the Lee logo shouldn't have surprised me, but it did. It really feels like a kick in the gut - sort of says that what you did and what you stood for is wrong - or at least not right TODAY. Anything I would have e-mailed at that time would have been unprintable on our website. Thanks, Tommy.

Rick Edmonds ('65)
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Subject:         Lee Visit
  Date:         Sun, 3 Mar 2002 20:08:08 -0600
  From:         "Judy-Collins" <jcwynn@gulftel.com>

I drafted this email a few weeks ago but delayed sending it for some unknown reason.  I have just visited the site for March 3 and was delighted to see all of the emails.  I could not agree with them more.  My original email follows.
During the summer four or five years ago (say 1996 or 97) I had reason to visit Huntsville in a professional capacity for a Department of Justice briefing for some local officials.  I managed to wrangle a couple of free hours and, out of idle curiosity, I drove out to the
Lee campus.
The last time I had been on the campus was 1967.
Since school was not in session, the staff let me just walk about the halls for a while.  Oddly enough, I left after about ten minutes.  The facility was pretty much as I remembered it.......... plus perhaps a few extra coats of paints, some chains and locks on the doors, and blue panels over the windows.
I was struck with how sterile the hallways were.  Because I (like most of us in the classes of 64.65.66) have a fairly strong sense of history, lineage, etc I expected to find plaques, photographs, and other memorabilia posted throughout the facility recognizing the
achievements of distinguished graduates over the 40+ year history of the school.  I truly expected to find something like an "Alumni Hall" that recognized, say, 10 graduates from each class - or at least something similar.
I saw nothing of the kind.
As I drove away a bit disappointed I realized the Lee High School I was looking for was in my heart; not those hallways.  What I was really looking for was my classmates and none of you were there!!
Collins (CE) Wynn
Class of '64
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Trivia Contest Points
by Class Year

1964 -  100
1965 -  100
1966 -  100

Each week 100 Points is awarded to the class represented by the classmate with the most correct answer (determined by the staff).  If there is only one winner that class gets all the points.  If members of two classes colloborate or two or more  classmates tie on the number of correct answers then they split the points.  Appeals will be reviewed. Began 1/1/02

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The
"Name That Tune"
Trivia Contest
I used to love to watch "Name That Tune" back in the old days. That was when they had to run and ring bells and the song played until someone answered it.  It was not the new show where they give clues and say they can name that tune in "one note".  Come on now, you can't tell anything about a song in one note.

So this week we will try our own type of music trivia.  I know that not all of you will be able to participate in this one because of some computer differences, but this should work for most of you.

Below are 10 short song "clips" in MIDI format.  This means that they are not the original recordings, but someone has turned them into  computer music. You might have to listen hard to recognize the tunes (but that's part of the fun).  If you click on the song, it should bring up your player or automatically play on your computer.

What we are looking for is the name of the song, and an artist or group that recorded it (some were recorded by more than one.)  Remember to put your Class Year. Good luck.



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What A Difference 100 Years Makes
Submitted by Joy Rubins Morris
Class of 64 

The average life expectancy in the
     U.S. was 47 years.
Only 14% of the homes in the U.S.
     has a bath tub.
Only 8% of the homes had a
     telephone.  A 3-minute call from
     Denver to New York cost $11.00.
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.  California was only
      the 21st most populous state in
      the Union.
The tallest structure in the world was
      the Eiffel Tower in France.
The average wage in the U.S. was
      22-cents an hour.
The average U.S. worker made
      between $200 and $400 per
      year.
More than 95% of all births in the
      U.S. took place at home.
Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians
      had no college education.
      Instead, they attended medical
      schools, many of which were
      condemned in the press and by
      the government as substandard.
Sugar cost 4-cents a pound.  Eggs
      were 14-cents a dozen.  Coffee
      cost 15-cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair
      only a month and used Borax or
      egg yolks.
The five leading causes of death in
      the U.S. were (in order of 
      frequency)1. Pneumonia, 2.
      Tuberculosis, 3. Diarrhea, 4.
      Heart Disease, and 5. Stroke
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30.
The American flag had 45-stars.
      Arizona, Oklahoma, New
      Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska had
      not been admitted to the Union
      yet.
Crossword puzzles, canned beer,
      and iced tea had not been
      invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or
      Father's Day.
One in ten U.S. adults could not
      read or write.
Only 6% of all Americans had
      graduated from high school.
Eighteen percent of all households in
      the U.S. had at least on
      full-time servant or domestic.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine
      were all available over the
      counter at corner drugstores.
      According to one pharmacist, 
     "Heroin clears the complexion,
      gives buoyancy to the mind,
     and regulates the stomach,
     and the bowels, and is, in fact, a
     perfect guardian of health."
A competent accountant could
     expect to earn $2,000 a year, a
     dentist $2,500 a year, a
     veterinarian between $1,500 and
     $4,000 a year, and a mechanical
     engineer about $5,000 a year.
There were about 230 reported
     murders in the entire U.S.

Makes you wonder what will be said about us one hundred years from now.
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