Horses were still in wide use back then. The notion of actually washing their hands before performing an operation was still being debated. Insulin and antibiotics hadn t been discovered yet. Most of the things we take for granted, from Scotch tape to canned beer hadn t even been invented. There most certainly was no air conditioning, no radio, no television, no VCRs, no CDs, and no computers.
Airlines didn t exist.
At 63, I can personally recall milk being delivered in a horse-drawn wagon. I can remember clothes being hung on a line outside to dry because there were no washing machines or dryers. A refrigerator was something that required a big piece of ice be delivered to keep food cool. I can remember when a haircut or a movie cost 25 cents. What people worried about when I was a kid was someone called Hitler or Tojo.