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The year is 1903 , one hundred years ago. Here are the U.S. statistics for 1903: The
average life expectancy in the U.S. was forty-seven.
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 $2,000 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 cost
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. Influenza
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 were no Mother''s Day or Father''s Day.
One in ten 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 corner
drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives
buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect
guardian of health."
Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least one full-time servant or
domestic.
There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.
Just think what it will be like in another 100 years. then again we won''t be here
anyway!
average life expectancy in the U.S. was forty-seven.
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 $2,000 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 cost
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. Influenza
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 were no Mother''s Day or Father''s Day.
One in ten 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 corner
drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives
buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect
guardian of health."
Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least one full-time servant or
domestic.
There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.
Just think what it will be like in another 100 years. then again we won''t be here
anyway!
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