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100 Years Ago
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THE YEAR 1904

Maybe this will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!

The year is 1904, one hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!

Here are some of the U.S. statistics for 1904:

The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.

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 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 U.S. was 22 cents an 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 $2,500 per year,

      a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 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. 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 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 prohibiting poor people from entering the
country for any reason.

The 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 30.

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been
invented.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write.

Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated high school.

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 bowels,
and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."

Eighteen percent of households in the U.S had at least one full-
time servant or domestic.

There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.

And I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself,
and sent it to you in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years ....
it staggers the mind.

DUH!!	Hmmm...sounds like a Stephen King novel.

This town is trying to reduce its local population.	Make your choice and start your engines
Maybe the sign should have read "Pass With Care - Right Side Up"	Younger painters need not apply!
Sure hope everyone brought along an empty coffee can or a mason jar.	They actually have to put a sign up to keep people from doing this?
80% guaranteed.	Oh, I don't know! As far as killing ourselves is concerned - worries...church - sounds like a tossup to me.
Do you think they ran out of Canola oil?	Besides, they aren't in season right now!
	Thanks, but I think I'll just keep driving.
Perfect road for a getaway.
Run, Bullwinkle, run!!	Oh, there has to be some circumstance when it's allowed.
Fast elderly people must cross elsewhere.	Tattoos done while you wait? So does that mean you can't leave a body part and go shopping while your tattoo is being done?
I wonder how long they'd remain your best friend?	Now, as you drive down the highways and byways, enjoying these funny signs, if you ever come across...a two-story outhouse - take my advice and use the upper one.