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100 Years Makes A Difference

With 2003 wound down here are some things to think about. I didn't
realize the last 100 years made such a difference! Bob Hope just died at
the age of 100. It's time to revisit where we were a century ago.

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 boggles the
mind!

 

;-)..See ya next month!!!......Angie

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