posted January 14, 2007 10:50 PM         

***THE YEAR 1906 ***

The year is 1906.
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1906:

*The average life expectancy was 47 years.

*Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.

*Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

*There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.

*The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

*The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

*The average wage in 1906 was 22 cents per hour.

*The average 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 took place at HOME .

*Ninety percent of all 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 were:

1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke

*The American flag had 45 stars.

*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 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." ( Shocking? DUH! )

*Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.

*There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.

Now I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and sent it to you and others all over the United States ,& Canada possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!

Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

posted January 14, 2007 10:59 PM         

no TV, or cordless phone..cell phone, hehe

prtable dvd players..ipods

good golly

let's order up our personal space ships, NOW!

posted January 15, 2007 03:25 AM         

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*There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.

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I could definitely live with that...and not the 24/7 traffic jam here in Calif....

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The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

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Some things never change... theres a senior living facility near our house...don't ask.... 10 mph would be a luxury sometimes I get stuck behind people who dont even go that 'fast'.

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*The average wage in 1906 was 22 cents per hour.

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Student assistants (or ex student assistants like myself) will tell you that is quite the salary! we dont get paid anything Actually most internships are unpaid nowadays and theres so much competition it might eventually become 'Ill pay you 4000 bucks, just gimme this internship so I can put it on my darn resume' ROFL