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Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:51 pm  |
THE YEAR 1907
One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!
Here are some of the U.S. Statistics for the Year 1907:
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The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years old.
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 people, 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 per 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 made $2,500 per year,
A veterinarian $1,500 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. doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
were condemned in the press AND 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 that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
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 only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local
corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind,
Regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !
Now I sent it to you and others all over the United States ,
Possibly the world, in a matter of just Seconds !!!!!!!!!
Just Try to imagine..... What it may be like .... In another 100 years !!!!!!!
IT STAGGERS THE MIND!!!!!!!!! |
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Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:57 pm |
| You're right. This does staggers the mind. But back then, I'm sure people had less stress than we do these days. The stock market hadn't crashed, WWI hadn't happened and people could sleep with the front doors unlocked. But on the other hand, human rights were still an issue though, women couldn't vote nor get good jobs and were treated like third class citizens. SO, it make you wonder, what people will be saying about 2007 in the year 2107. |
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Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:43 am |
This is really cool to contemplate. I think all the time just about changes in my own lifetime--HD flatscreen TVs w/ 100s of channels vs B&W rabbit-ear TVs with 3 channels + PBS; the rotary phone with the 100-yard twisty tangly cord vs cell phones with incorporated PDAs, cameras, video, etc.; computers with 3-color EGA, all text (remember (DOS codes?!), floppy disks, huge monitors w/ little screens vs the laptops, PDAs, etc. that we're using now; LPs/records to 8-tracks, to cassettes, to Cds, to I-Pods. The list goes on...
| doba wrote: |
THE YEAR 1907
One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!
Here are some of the U.S. Statistics for the Year 1907:
************************************
The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years old.
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 people, 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 per 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 made $2,500 per year,
A veterinarian $1,500 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. doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
were condemned in the press AND 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 that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
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 only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local
corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind,
Regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !
Now I sent it to you and others all over the United States ,
Possibly the world, in a matter of just Seconds !!!!!!!!!
Just Try to imagine..... What it may be like .... In another 100 years !!!!!!!
IT STAGGERS THE MIND!!!!!!!!! |
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Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:34 pm |
| I am still laughing on the heroin, clearing the skin and giving great health..but hey I guess if your only living to 45, what the hell... |
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Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:16 pm |
| I'd say we only have another decade or two of paper money. Pretty soon we'll just have accounts and points and it will all be transferred around on computer. |
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Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:55 am |
| MelissaMarie wrote: |
| I am still laughing on the heroin, clearing the skin and giving great health..but hey I guess if your only living to 45, what the hell... |
Hey! I've already lived past the expiry date from a hundred years ago. |
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