What A Difference A Century Or So Makes. In The Summer Of 1900...
• There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
• Only 14% of the homes in the United States had a bathtub.
• The average wage in the US was 22 cents an hour.
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• Mon.-Tues., Sept. 17-18. 55+ driver
improvement program (first-time course),
Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin St.
SW, Hutchinson, 5:30-9:30 pm. Register
at www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 1-888-
234-1294.
• Sat., Sept. 22- American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 96, Feather Pillow Cleaning, 7 am-
1 pm Days Inn, 1000 Highway 7 West,
Hutchinson
• Thurs.-Sat., Sept. 27, 28, and 29. American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 96 at Cashwise
Brat Start. 10 am-7 pm. 1020 Hwy 15 S.,
Hutchinson.
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