100yrs ago .

josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,538
edited January 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
And Show this to your children and grandchildren !!!!




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 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
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 !!!!!!!

IT STAGGERS THE MIND !!!!!!!!!




damm i might of been dead by now 100yrs ago ..:eek:
=
jesus greets me looks just like me ....
Post edited by Unknown User on

Comments

  • 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.'


    Doesn't sound sooo bad.

    Also, this would be 101 years ago now.
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,538
    Doesn't sound sooo bad.

    Also, this would be 101 years ago now.

    i stand corrected 101 it is but still a lot has changed ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Slip KidSlip Kid Posts: 1,175
    Oh how I wish I was a part of that time

    times now fucking blow
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Two out of every 10 U.S. Adults couldn't read or write.


    Where are we at now, 7 out of 10?
    Idaho's Premier Outdoor Writer

    Please Support My Writing Habit By Purchasing A Book:

    https://www.createspace.com/3437020

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000663025696

    http://earthtremors.blogspot.com/
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,538
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Two out of every 10 U.S. Adults couldn't read or write.


    Where are we at now, 7 out of 10?

    probably ...:eek:
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • mookie9999mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    1. Pneumonia and influenza
    2. Tuberculosis
    3. Diarrhea
    4. Heart disease
    5. Stroke


    The one time I had food poisoning I swear I thought I was going to die from #3!
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • BrezBrez Posts: 570
    Diarrhea would be the most miserable way to go.
    And before his first step... He's off again...
  • jamie ukjamie uk Posts: 3,812
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907_British_Home_Championship

    Things have changed...Wales used to win stuff!!
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    Ther is no doubt that I would be a drug addict, in a legal way ;)
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • rival.rival. Posts: 7,775
    Brez wrote:
    Diarrhea would be the most miserable way to go.

    and most messy.
Sign In or Register to comment.