This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1906. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year < /STRONG> 1906 : ************************************
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 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. 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.A. !
Now I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and sent it to you and others all over the United States, possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
Posted by Russ McMullin (Member # 5617) on :
Another cool thing about 1906. That was the year my grandmother was born. Posted by W. R. Pickett (Member # 3842) on :
...and there were no vinyl jockys either. Just brush jockys.
Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :
Death by Diarrhea is a horrible thing to consider. I know that we all have to go sometime, but that has to be the worst cause of death I've ever heard of. I wonder if toilet paper had even yet been invented. For sure, Immodium wasn't
[ August 11, 2006, 08:22 AM: Message edited by: Ken Henry ]
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
"The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years." That's six times longer than Yugos lasted.
"Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub." 12 percent had plumbing. The other 2 percent didn't get a lot of dates.
"Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone." None of them had to deal with telemarketers from Pakistan.
"A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars." A three minute call girl cost less.
"There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads." There were already 14 guys watching one guy do all the work on repairing those roads.
"The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph." High speed accidents usually included a horse.
"Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California." Since McDonald's opened, the whole US population is heavier.
"With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union." Yup. There was gold in them thar hills...and the realtors knew it!
"The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!" The ugliest structure was a shack built by "Big Thumbs" Billy Magill, the world's worst carpenter.
"The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour." Now, the average cost of pumping gas is 22 cents per SECOND!
"The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year ." Now he's Mexican.
"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." All of the above have somehow evolved into incompetant sign designers when they stop in here.
"More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at HOME ." The other five percent wussed out and went to the hospital.
"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." HMOs.
"Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound." As a result, we have Waffle Houses.
"Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo." They didn't date a lot, either.
"Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason." Welfare...'nuff said.
Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke Sounds like Three Mile Island to me.
"The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet." The 2006 All Star baseball game had as many stars who haven't admitted to steriod use yet.
"The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!" Now it's all about "21".
"Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet." So much for something to do in retirement.
"There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day." Florists and tools stores changed that in a hurry!
"Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write." Now we DON'T read or write...we watch TV and say "lol".
"Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school." ...and they still hadda sling burgers for the summer.
"Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic help." Now they work part-time.
"There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE ! U.S.A. !" There were 230 reporters at OJ's trial.
"Now I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and sent it to you and others all over the United States, possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!" SPAMMING!!!!!
Have a nice day! Rapid
[ August 11, 2006, 09:04 AM: Message edited by: Ray Rheaume ]
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