dlq04

THE YEAR 1907

This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!

What a difference a century makes!

Here are some of the U.S. Statistics for the Year 1907 :
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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 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 pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian o f health."

There were about 230 reported Murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !

Lainey

Interesting, Dave.

After reading this: I know I was born when I was for a reason. I'm way too prissy to have lived back then.

NNY S2k

Makes me wonder what the next hundred years will bring.

Emil St-Hilaire

Don't worry Levi,we won't be there to see it...

batguano

And they used to call it the good old days.

dlq04

That was the 50s and 60s for car guys.

rajcat

man, im glad i wasnt around then. no video games, no mp3's, no pirating music on the internet. boy, its nice being part of the I-Generation. but i thot i was Generation-X.... i guess ill never kno.

anyhow, im here to say hi to all the Vintage members! since im not sure if i can just make a new topic to say hi.
i figure id do it here, Grannie said i was "Pre-Vintage" at Fall Colors 07 lol

so im following up finally and saying hi to everyone i met

RENDERMAN

HERE ARE SOME OF MY PREDICTIONS....

1. Alkaeda will become a charity Organization to help the poor and will never call Americans Infidels again.
2. Life expectancy will be close to 100 years of age after they find the cure for cancer.
3. The price of gas will be around 30 cents a gallon after the US discovers oil off the east coast of Cuba.
4. Chinese fried rice won

batguano

ralper

Not that much has changed. We still don't get what we're worth.