> > Those were the days! > > > > > > THE YEAR 1905 > > This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! > > The year is 1905. > > One hundred years ago. > > What a difference a century makes! > > > > > > Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1905 : > > > > 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 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 $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. doctors had no college education. > > > > Instead, they attended so-called 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 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 pharmacist said, "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 help. > > > > There were about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S. > > > > And I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and > >sent it to you in a matter of seconds! > > Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years. > > > > It staggers the mind.
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