Strength Of Our Ancestors ~in The 1800's - Over 96% Of The People Lived In Poverty ?

Biscuit Girl

BORN approx 1925 to 1930
Photo taken approx 1938

 

PURE LARD - ONE of the secrets to a great pie crust,
and, of course bisquits !!!
~susan lynne schwenger

 

1938 was long before any even heard of #welfare

There is so MUCH that people do NOT know of this era of time

"we live in the best of times,
and, the worst of times,
at the same time"
~Viola Mae Drury - Handy

Viola Mae Drury - Handy
A registered nurse



Around 1900,
over 85% of the population in America were living below poverty levels,
and, 85% of the population of America WERE BORN in America.
IMMIGRATION was only at approx 15% per year,
which has NOT changed much over the years !!!

A house cost $500,
and, a farm cost between $1000-$1500-$2000-$2500
UP TO $5000 for a very fancy one !!!

THiS TRULY WAS THE #GENERATION that did make #AMERICA great !!!

THE GENERATION that birthed
THE iDEA of living "THE AMERiCAN DREAM"

This is a photograph of a young girl
making homemade biscuits in 1938.

Take a very deep look into this picture...
especially if you think,
you are having it bad in todays world...
because this was a generation
that sure was NOT coddled,
but, were very skilled workers...
there was NO margin for error,
esp. in making food, as, there was a shortage of food...
and, it was very expensive.

These folks,
were as tough as nails.
These folks,
rose with the sun,
worked their fingers to the bone,
and, were lucky to have '1' bath a week !!!
and, they had to heat the water on the top of a pot belly stove !!!

These folks had to make the changes necessary
to work their own way out of poverty, because over 85% of the people
lived below poverty level...
There was NO baby bonus,
There was NO churches handing out free food,
There was NO dental care for free,
There was NO food banks,
There was NO government assistance,
There was NO government grants,
There was NO government money for programs,
There was NO health care for free,
There was NO food stamps,
There was NO public housing,
There was NO welfare,

if your parents couldn't look after you,
they took you to a local big town,
and, put you on the street !!!

as soon as you were 16, old enough to quit school,
most folks, had to go to the big town for work !!!

SO, PEOPLE had to pull themselves out
of their own set of circumstances,
and, alter and change their situations
by deciding how to live simple in the now
and, how to invest into their futures,
it was NO easy times !!!

~susan lynne schwenger
@13LiNESofSPiRiT

 

1938 was long before any even heard of #welfare

THIS is THE ROOT of iMMiGRANT PRiViLEGE !!!
WHICH MAY have begun after you paid off
7 to 11 years of indentured servant contract
as, a house girl, or a farm boy to pay for your one way
voyage on a dirty old boat to AMERiCA for a better life !!!

There is so MUCH that people do NOT know of this era of time

"we live in the best of times,
and, the worst of times,
at the same time"
~Viola Mae Drury - Handy
viola.
Viola Mae Drury - Handy
A registered nurse

handygrands.

Around 1900,
over 85% of the population in America were living below poverty levels,
and, 85% of the population of America WERE BORN in America.
IMMIGRATION was only at approx 15% per year,
which has NOT changed much over the years !!!

A house cost $500,
and, a farm cost between $1000-$1500-$2000-$2500
UP TO $5000 for a very fancy one !!!

THiS TRULY WAS THE #GENERATION that did make #AMERICA great !!!

THE GENERATION that birthed
THE iDEA of living "THE AMERiCAN DREAM"

This is a photograph of a young girl
making homemade biscuits in 1938.

Take a very deep look into this picture...
especially if you think,
you are having it bad in todays world...
because this was a generation
that sure was NOT coddled,
but, were very skilled workers...
there was NO margin for error,
esp. in making food, as, there was a shortage of food...
and, it was very expensive.

These folks,
were as tough as nails.
These folks,
rose with the sun,
worked their fingers to the bone,
and, were lucky to have '1' bath a week !!!
and, they had to heat the water on the top of a pot belly stove !!!

These folks had to make the changes necessary
to work their own way out of poverty, because over 85% of the people
lived below poverty level...
There was NO baby bonus,
There was NO churches handing out free food,
There was NO dental care for free,
There was NO food banks,
There was NO government assistance,
There was NO government grants,
There was NO government money for programs,
There was NO health care for free,
There was NO food stamps,
There was NO public housing,
There was NO welfare,

if your parents couldn't look after you,
they took you to a local big town,
and, put you on the street !!!

as soon as you were 16, old enough to quit school,
most folks, had to go to the big town for work !!!

SO, PEOPLE had to pull themselves out
of their own set of circumstances,
and, alter and change their situations
by deciding how to live simple in the now
and, how to invest into their futures,
it was NO easy times !!!

~susan lynne schwenger
@13LiNESofSPiRiT

 

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1938 was a long time before anyone
had even thought, or, even heard of #welfare

People who immigrated to America were NOT privileged
most of them, where displaced, and, needed to come to a country
to build a new dream - THE AMERICAN DREAM
(most did NOT have more than $100 IN THEIR pockets)

and, THIS was THE ROOT of iMMiGRANT PRiViLEGE !!!

However, that did NOT start until after
you had paid off your debt...
which required for many,
7 to 11 years of service against your indentured servant contract
where you got to work,
as, a house girl, or a farm boy to pay for your one way
voyage on a dirty old boat to AMERiCA for a better life !!!
(many farm boys lived in the barn)
and, many house girls were mistreated, and, also raped.

There is so MUCH that people do NOT know
about this 'era of time', that it is shocking that many do NOT
even KNOW their own family histories.

i recall my grandmother stating...
"we live in the best of times,
and, the worst of times,
at the same time"
~Viola Mae Drury - Handy

Viola Mae Drury - Handy had to travel from the province of Ontario,
to B.C., to study as a registered nurse...
it was very uncommon in the 1920's for a woman to be university educated, she was a mid-wife, registered nurse, and, assisted her father
dr. Drury, a surgeon with surgeries.

Around 1900,
over 85% of the population in America
were living below poverty levels,
and, 85% of the population of America
were born in America, and, were NOT immigrants...
interesting cenus stat, shows that:
IMMIGRATION was only at approx 15% per year,
which has NOT changed much over all the years !!!

Back in 1900, a house cost $500, to $1000 (for a very fancy one)

and, a farm cost between $1000-$1500-$2000-$2500
UP TO $5000 for a very fancy one, with 100 or 200 acres.

LOOKING BACK, it was these hard working pioneers
who were the ones, who TRULY were THE #GENERATION
that did whatever they could, to make #AMERICA great !!!

THE GENERATION that birthed
THE iDEA of living "THE AMERiCAN DREAM"

This is a photograph of a young girl
making homemade biscuits in 1938.

Take a very deep look into this picture...
especially if you think,
you are having it bad in todays world...
because this was a generation
that sure was NOT coddled,
but, were very skilled workers...
there was NO margin for error,
esp. in making food, as, there was a shortage of food...
and, it was very expensive.

These folks,
were as tough as nails.
These folks,
rose with the sun,
worked their fingers to the bone,
and, were lucky to have '1' bath a week !!!
and, they had to heat the water on the top of a pot belly stove !!!

These folks had to make the changes necessary
to work their own way out of poverty, because over 85% of the people
lived below poverty level...
There was NO baby bonus,
There was NO churches handing out free food,
There was NO dental care for free,
There was NO food banks,
There was NO government assistance,
There was NO government grants,
There was NO government money for programs,
There was NO health care for free,
There was NO food stamps,
There was NO public housing,
There was NO welfare,

if your parents couldn't look after you,

they took you to a local big town,
and, put you on the street !!!

as soon as you were 16, old enough to quit school,
most folks, had to go to the big town for work !!!

SO, PEOPLE had to pull themselves out
of their own set of circumstances,
and, alter and change their situations
by deciding how to live simple in the now
and, how to invest into their futures,
it was NO easy times !!!

~susan lynne schwenger
@13LiNESofSPiRiT

 

Susan Lynne Schwenger
March 14, 2019 ·


how many people know that in the 1800's - over 96% of the people lived in poverty ?


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  Cal Jennings
  In the roaring 20s? Haha
  
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    Keri Lea Klein
    Cal Jennings the 20s were roaring
    
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  Sasho Eftimovski
  Well, today it‘s „only“ 95%
  
  
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    Susan Lynne Schwenger
    actually today it is around 35%
    
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    most people live way beyond their means
    
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    Zenith Phil
    Susan Lynne Schwenger I live like a bear.
    
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  Michel Tessier
  Poverty ? What it means back then, not being auto sufficient like simply being able to feed, clothing ourselves ?
  
  
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  Charlie Roy
  In the 1800's all you had was what you could provide there was really no money ,,
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    Susan Lynne Schwenger
    really ? all those ships sunk carrying precious cargos; and; no one had any money ??? people should really study 'real' commerce to understand - your net worth
    
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    Susan Lynne Schwenger
    this is why the world needs to get back to 'real trade'
    
    
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    Susan Lynne Schwenger
    that is why understanding 'collecting' - and; 'making things' - and; trading amongst ourselves
    
    
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    trouble is; most people today are qualified in taking 'selfie's' and hoping people will follow them for paid views
    
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    Susan Lynne Schwenger
    that is NOT what real life is all about
    
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    Susan Lynne Schwenger
    if you grew things; knew how to build or fix things; knew how to raise barns, raise livestock etc; you did pretty well - albeit, it was hard work - you traded your time for $'s - people today; do not really understand basic concepts of life
    
    
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    first you do NOT buy what you don;t need - unless; you are putting it into some sort of saleable inventory , to say buy for $100 and sell for $200 for maybe even just $150
    
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    Charlie Roy
    Susan the people the way they live today you couldn't find trust with trading and bartering like it used to be they would take your products and you would never see them again so that system has gone down there drain like the rest of life Lynne Schwenger
    
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    we live in a world where even kids think they are entitled to everything
    
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    there are some things; i buy at a cost; and; sell at almost the same cost; just to help others to move things; and; get them to a more visable spot, that adds variety to what i already have - but; it is a fine art being an honest type of trader
    
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    Charlie Roy
    That is why it's called the ( me ) generation !!
    
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    Susan Lynne Schwenger
    that needs to be shifted more into a 'we' - i make most of my choices; or; the lion share of them; thinking of others in the whole equation - perhaps; some good old 'ontario' values were installed in me ???
    
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    Susan Lynne Schwenger
    are you in springwater township ???
    
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    Charlie Roy
    I live in the North Kawartha Township
    
    
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    Charlie Roy
    You can't go back to bartering and trading products between people the government wouldn't be able to collect tax on those items and therefore they would put you in jail for tax evasion !!
    
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    Susan Lynne Schwenger
    yes; if you sell stuff from a business; yes; you'd collect or submit tax - true
    
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    Susan Lynne Schwenger
    but if you have used tools; and; you buy them with your after tax dollars from someone who already bought them; and; paid tax - that is still legal
    
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    i buy things; but; when i sell them; yes; i'd submit tax
    
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    Charlie Roy
    Sorry Susan I'm not in the buy and sell business I have retired and I'm trying to enjoy it ,, I worked underground in the mining business for 42 years I'd like to see the daylight now !!
    
    
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    yes, that would be a hard job, and, sounds like you earned or mined your retirement
    
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  Now we are all just consumers
  
  
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  Martin Dave Serda
  When I was 9 yrs old , if I wanted money I used to shine shoes out front of a shit kickers bar for 10 cents a shine . In Coachella calif. in 1958 . and sell the valley sun news paper for 5 cents and get to keep half . before going home for dinner which was Rice , Beans , and meat if any . But at the time I loved it . Value about "MONEY" I don't have any so I don't have any ?
  
  
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  Jeffrey C Scott
  My aunt said they were poor ...But Most people really didn't know it.. Their mother use to make them clothes out of used and disgared potato sacks.
  
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  What references are used to determine that?
  
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  Happy day! As a big history buff, and an anthropologist, I must ask where
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  data? And state that I strongly disagree, and want also to see what kind of criteria they used.
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  The United States Census of 1800 was the second Census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 4, 1800. It showed that 5,308,483 people were living in the United States, of whom 893,602 were slaves.
  
  
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  take a look at 1790 census https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1790_United_States_Census
  
  
  
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  1790 United States Census - Wikipedia
  1790 United States Census - Wikipedia
  
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  17.8% were slaves
  
  
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  694,280 17.8%out of 3,893,635
  
  
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  Poverty in the United States - Wikipedia
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  As of 2010, The US Census declared 15.1% of the general population of The United States lived in poverty:
  22% of all people under the age of 18
  13.7% of those between the ages of 19-21
  9% of all people either 65 or older
  
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  poverty rate to fall from 56 percent in 1900 to 13 percent in 1967
  
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  In the late 1950s, the poverty rate was approximately 22 percent, with just shy of 40 million Americans living in poverty. The rate declined steadily, reaching a low of 11.1 percent in 1973 and rising to a high of nearly 15 percent three times – in 1983, 1993 and 2011.
  
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  The United States in 1900 Previous Next
  Digital History ID 3175
  Life expectancy for white Americans was just 48 years and just 33 years for African Americans--about the same as a peasant in early 19th century India. Today, Americans' average life expectancy is 74 years for men and 79 for women. The gap in life expectancy between whites and non-whites has narrowed from 15 years to 7 years.
  In 1900, if a mother had four children, there was a fifty-fifty chance that one would die before the age of 5. At the same time, half of all young people lost a parent before they reached the age of 21.
  In 1900, the average family had an annual income of $3,000 (in today's dollars). The family had no indoor plumbing, no phone, and no car. About half of all American children lived in poverty. Most teens did not attend school; instead, they labored in factories or fields.
  The nation's population shifted from the Northeast to the Sunbelt. In 1900, Toledo was bigger than Los Angeles. California’s population was the size of the population in Arkansas or Alabama. Today, Sunbelt cities like Houston, Phoenix, and San Diego have replaced Boston, Cleveland, and St. Louis. In 1900, about 60 percent of the population lived on farms or in rural areas. Today, one in four lives in rural areas; more than half live in suburbs.
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  the first fur trader came to northern bc was fraser. the fraser river was named after him. around 1860, from 1862-1868, the small pox was introduced to bc and killed of many indian people. the first census was around when my great grandfather was born, in 1855. he still lived in the old way of my ancestors. after that. it went down hill fast for my people. estimated on my main rez was 350, two smaller bands had a population of 100 people each. in 1903, 83 people, in 1906, it was 77 people. the other two rezs had no more people there left. 6 people were left from hreene timber band and they joined the main rez. one of my ancestors was from this band.of the 6 people left alive after the small pox epidemic. comes from james teit book.-the shuswaps. my grandparents were alive and put in residential schools. some of the 77 people left alive in 1906. after that we were indctrinated into european life style. we were herded into residential school. james teit says our band was one fo the poorest bands. we had a good life style. we had over 350 people, we had to learn the king and queen life where the rest are poor. this was done through out the world. it has always been the elite running the wrold for many years and centuries. that is why there was so much poverty all over the world. we indians had a much different lifestyle that is foreign to european way of thinking. i know many people have mixed blood and many are pulled by european way of thinking which seems more main stream fitting in social norms.
  
  
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  Maximilian Pfalzgraf
  There is nothing, nothing compared to the wealth of drinking from a nearby river, picking wild berries and mushrooms at your doorstep, raising family and cattle all together, breathing clean air and listening to the elders.... and never worry about money because there is no use to it.
  
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  Mark Bell
  I guess that depends on what we call poverty. Mostly, we define poverty, at least in the west, by how much we have, money, things, etc. But, when we look past our petty definition, we see a culture that was closer and far more self sufficient, which from a different perspective, is wealthier than we are now. This was emphasized by my friends who provide medical services in Uganda. When I see the kids there, I see a wealth that we gave up a long time ago and that is a wealth of joy within what they have and not in the next thing.
  
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  Luis Lizarraga
  I'm an alien I have a power I don't know it I don't use it.. luis ex2015 with love
  
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  Cal Jennings
  At least slaves were fed, clothed, and housed and didn't have to worry where their next meal was coming from.
  
  
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    most were mistreated; etc., no one should have another person as a slave
    
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    Cal Jennings
    I can't see that being the case considering the price of a slave. Correct it to today's dollars. Very few could own slaves and those who abused them were throwing their money away. They basically traded labor for food, clothing, and housing. They couldn't leave the plantation without permission, though.
    
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  Martin Dave Serda
  I used to walk to school in the snow 5 miles .... and if my Dad gave me a ride I'd ask him to not let me off in front of the school . guess where he let me off ?
  
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