Posted 13 years ago
packrat-pl…
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Here is another item from that box of sale items I purchased. This is a June 1906 issue of "The Musician" magazine. This magazine is 309 pages and cost .15 cents, what a bargain.
enjoy.
June, 1906 issue of "The Musician" magazine | ||
| Magazines536 of 629 |  |  |
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More stuff from 1906, >>The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour.
The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 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.
Found the above at this site,:>>http://www.hoptechno.com/year1906.htm
I thought it was interesting....
Pop,
Yes, interesting stats indeed, .15 was no small change back then.
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BELLIN68, thank you very much for dropping by. Do you have your items displayed at your house? Why don't you post pics of some of the display groupings?
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@ Pop_abides: I simply, LOVE stats!! Thank you, for sharing that link!
@ packrat-place: What a terrific periodical! Have you ever, flipped through, it's contents? I'm curious, as to what sorts of info., was published in this mag...
Thank you very much stainedglass. Yes, I have looked through it, however, it is not at the house right now. I will re-look in two weeks when I get back to it and write it down for post.