What a difference a century makes!
> Here are some of the U.S. statistics for 1904:
> The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.
> Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
> Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
> > A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
> > There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved
roads.
> > The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
> > Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily
populated
> > than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only
the
> > 21st most populous state in the Union.
> > The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
> > The average wage in the US. was 22 cents an hour.
> > The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
> > A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 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.
> > More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home.
> > Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education.
Instead,
> > they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press
and by
> > the government as "substandard."
> > Sugar cost four cents a pound.
> > Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen
> > Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
> > Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg
yolks
> > for shampoo.
> > Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country
for
> > any reason.
> > The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
> > 1. Pneumonia and influenza
> > 2 Tuberculosis
> > 3. Diarrhea
> > 4. Heart disease
> > 5. Stroke
> > The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii,
and
> > Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.
> > The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30.
> > Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented.
> > There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day
> > Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all
> > Americans had graduated high school.
> > Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at
> > corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the
complexion,
> > gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in
fact,
> > a perfect guardian of health."
> > Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time
> > servant or domestic.
> > There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.
> >
> > . And I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and
sent
> > it to all of you in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be
like
> > in another 100 years ... it staggers the mind.
> >
> Here are some of the U.S. statistics for 1904:
> The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.
> Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
> Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
> > A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
> > There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved
roads.
> > The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
> > Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily
populated
> > than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only
the
> > 21st most populous state in the Union.
> > The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
> > The average wage in the US. was 22 cents an hour.
> > The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
> > A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 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.
> > More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home.
> > Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education.
Instead,
> > they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press
and by
> > the government as "substandard."
> > Sugar cost four cents a pound.
> > Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen
> > Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
> > Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg
yolks
> > for shampoo.
> > Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country
for
> > any reason.
> > The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
> > 1. Pneumonia and influenza
> > 2 Tuberculosis
> > 3. Diarrhea
> > 4. Heart disease
> > 5. Stroke
> > The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii,
and
> > Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.
> > The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30.
> > Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented.
> > There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day
> > Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all
> > Americans had graduated high school.
> > Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at
> > corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the
complexion,
> > gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in
fact,
> > a perfect guardian of health."
> > Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time
> > servant or domestic.
> > There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.
> >
> > . And I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and
sent
> > it to all of you in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be
like
> > in another 100 years ... it staggers the mind.
> >
