>Bob Hope just died at the age of 100. It's time to revisit where we were a >century ago. This ought to boggle your mind. > >The year is 1903, one hundred years ago ... what a difference a century >makes. Here are the U. S. statistics for 1903.... > >The average life expectancy in the US was 47. > >Only 14% of the homes in the US had a BATHTUB. > >Only 8% of the homes had a TELEPHONE. > >A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11. > >There were only 8,000 CARS in the US 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 US was $0.22/hour. > >The average US worker made between $200-$400/year. > >A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000/year, a dentist $2 >500/year, a veterinarian between $1,500-$4,000/year, and a mechanical >engineer about $5,000/year. > >More than 95% of all BIRTHS in the US took place at HOME. > >90% of all US 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 $0.04/pound. Eggs were $0.14/dozen. >Coffee cost $0.15/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! US were: > 1. Pneumonia &influenza > 2. Tuberculosis > 3. D iarrhea > 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 US adults couldn't read or write. > >Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from HIGH SCHOOL. > >Coca Cola contained cocaine. > >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." > >18% of households in the US had at least one full-time SERVANT or domestic. > >There were only about 230 reported MURDERS in the entire US! > > >Just think what it will be like in another 100 years. >
Posted by KenC (Member # 189) on :
dahhhmn and to think...i was born only 44 years later............ Posted by poSSum (Member # 119) on :
quote:Originally posted by Hawkeye: A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000/year, a dentist $2500/year, a veterinarian between $1,500-$4,000/year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 year.
Lawyers & Politicians didn't make the list .... Posted by Hawkeye (Member # 88) on :
quote:Originally posted by poSSum:
quote:Originally posted by Hawkeye: A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000/year, a dentist $2500/year, a veterinarian between $1,500-$4,000/year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 year.
Lawyers & Politicians didn't make the list ....
Guess they were'nt needed............yet! Posted by DanPazich (Member # 1352) on :
Really puts things into perspective.....Kinda sad when you look at some, and you have to marvel at the other facts!
Indeed, will be interesting when I'm 100 years old in 2081! Posted by Old Coyote (Member # 1343) on :
Very interesting, some really thought provoking items there
But even in 1903, we still had to watch out for those "Canadians" Posted by Z28-SORR (Member # 1565) on :
By KenC
quote: i was born only 44 years later
Man are you old!!..........wait, thats the same year I was born......What's up with that???
Posted by 35TH ED/ed (Member # 1709) on :
quote:Originally posted by Hawkeye:
The average life expectancy in the US was 47.
............, canned beer, ...... hadn't been invented.
Man I missed my funeral .Must have been opening that darn can of Beer Posted by Jim Mac (Member # 113) on :
quote:Originally posted by Hawkeye: Bob Hope just died at the age of 100. It's time to revisit where we were a century ago. This ought to boggle your mind.
The year is 1903, one hundred years ago ... what a difference a century makes. Here are the U. S. statistics for 1903....
The average life expectancy in the US was 47.
Only 14% of the homes in the US had a BATHTUB.
Only 8% of the homes had a TELEPHONE.
A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11.
There were only 8,000 CARS in the US 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 US was $0.22/hour.
The average US worker made between $200-$400/year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000/year, a dentist $2 500/year, a veterinarian between $1,500-$4,000/year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000/year.
More than 95% of all BIRTHS in the US took place at HOME.
90% of all US 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 $0.04/pound. Eggs were $0.14/dozen. Coffee cost $0.15/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! US were: 1. Pneumonia & 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 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 US adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from HIGH SCHOOL.
Coca Cola contained cocaine.
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."
18% of households in the US had at least one full-time SERVANT or domestic.
There were only about 230 reported MURDERS in the entire US!
Just think what it will be like in another 100 years.
It is really amazing the advancements in just a mere 100 years.
Posted by FireChicken (Member # 2067) on :
Ah, the good old days, when going to school consisted of walking in the snow, with no shoes, uphill, both ways!
Its hard to believe how much things have changed.
Posted by Mike2001SS (Member # 2088) on :
quote:Originally posted by KenC: dahhhmn and to think...i was born only 44 years later............
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