something tells me that the people before 1912 weren't:
"stupid"
"backward"
"unsophisticated"
"technologically primitive"
"poor"
"weak"
"hicks"

In fact, I will bet they were stronger, smarter, and better educated in the truths of life than we are (presently) today.

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