Posted by John_NorCal on 8/12/07 9:59am
Msg #205153
OT - What a difference 100 years make
THE YEAR 1907 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 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 !!!!!!!
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Reply by christiSocal on 8/12/07 4:43pm
Msg #205185
How about just 6 years? I was watching a Roswell repeat last night, filmed in 2001. The cell phones the kids used were HUGH, at least by todays standards. Ten years ago I never would have dreamed I'd have a cell phone. Now, I couldn't live without it.
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Reply by LJ on 8/12/07 7:35pm
Msg #205196
When I got married 21 years ago I bought an answering machine. My husband had a fit. What do we need that for, they can just call back he said. Fax machines, computers, cell phones. We can't live without them now. Just bury me with my cell phone attached to my ear. It will look very natural. lol
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Reply by CJ on 8/13/07 9:34am
Msg #205235
I remember seeing a TV commerical for a fax machine when I was little. It seemed so stupid. What's the point of having one, if no one else has one? Then yours is no good. Why not just mail the paper? I never could have dreamed of being a Signing Agent when I was little. Computers, email, faxes, home printers and cell phones didn't exist.
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