1906
I got this in an email awhile ago... Never read it until now.. pretty crazy.
| ?? THE YEAR 1906 ?? | >| | >| This will boggle your mind, | >| I know it did mine ! | >| | >| The year is 1906. | >| One hundred years ago. | >| What a difference a century makes ! | >| Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1906 | >| | >| ************************************ | >| | >| The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 | >| | >| 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 US . 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 $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. doctors | >| had | >| NO COLLEGE EDUCATION ! | >| Instead, | >| they attended so-called medical schools, | >| many of which were condemned in the press | >| AND | >| the government | >| as "sub-standard." | >| | >| 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. (EE-EWW) | >| | >| Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from | >| entering into their 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 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. | >| 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 ? ) | >| | >| Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. | >| 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 , | >| possibly the world, | >| in a matter of seconds ! | >| | >| Now having read this | >| try to imagine what it may be like | >| in another 100 years. |
haha thats nuts. opens up your minds to technology and what time and little research will do.
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I think our technology is getting ahead of its self, the second you buy a top of the line lap-top a better one comes about a month later, it never stops growing...
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Originally Posted by paarman97maro
The five leading causes of death in the US were:
3. Diarrhea |
Dam you JOHN CRAPPER!
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haha
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Originally Posted by Phate
Haha. Death by shitter.
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Wow... Thats pretty outa control. Haha, death by shitter. that sucks.
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death by shitter is awesome
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