Toejam
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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:
************************************
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
f
ourteen 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 !!!!!!!!!
PASS THIS
ALONG!!!!!
Just Try
to imagine.....
What it
may be like .
In another 100 years
!!!!!!!
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:
************************************
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
f
ourteen 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 !!!!!!!!!
PASS THIS
ALONG!!!!!
Just Try
to imagine.....
What it
may be like .
In another 100 years
!!!!!!!
