THE YEAR 1904
> >
> >
> > Maybe this will boggle your mind, I know it did
> > mine! The year is 1904
> >
> > ... one hundred years ago. 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 U.S. 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." (Shocking!)
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100
> > years . It staggers the mind
> >
> >
> > Maybe this will boggle your mind, I know it did
> > mine! The year is 1904
> >
> > ... one hundred years ago. 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 U.S. 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." (Shocking!)
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100
> > years . It staggers the mind
