The Year Was 1906...

[bridgit]

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 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." ( Shocking? DUH! )

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

[idgiehkt]

1. wow

No wonder the hair in the old pics always looks so dirty; it is.

Diarrhea is a cause of death?? I wonder if they mean enteritis or something like that.

[bridgit]

2. oh i know huh, talk about shitting your brains out...

x(

[XemaSab]

3. Diarrhea is still a leading cause of death worldwide

It causes massive dehydration, especially if the water is what's giving you the runs to begin with. :P

Here's a reference: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0779147.html

[idgiehkt]

4. makes sense

I guess water born bacteria and parasites can really mess you up, I forgot about stuff like giardia, etc.

[bridgit]

6. yep, there it is...

:(

[AwakeAtLast]

5. My Grandpa was born in '07

He never made it past 8th grade and built bridges for a living. I miss talking to him. He had great stories.

[bridgit]

7. i miss your Grandpa too...

:hi: :hug:

[AwakeAtLast]

8. Well, your post made appreciate him all the more.

Thanks! :hug:

[Arugula Latte]

13. My grandma was born in '05.

It's strange to me that a woman I knew so well was born in such a different time, driving a horse and wagon to town in rural Ohio ...

[Aristus]

9. Hey, I've got that book. "What Life Was Like When My Grandmother Was A Child."

It was even mentioned on an episode of "The West Wing" once. B-)

[bridgit]

10. very cool, a friend of ours sent that info over a little while ago...

B-)

[wildhorses]

11. Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.

:wtf::rofl::wtf:


i got a pimple can i have some herion:P

[bridgit]

12. i feel off my tricycle, please mommy can i have some heroin...

:woohoo:

[SPKrazy]

14. We All Need Some

Heroin man

let's roll back the clock

:rofl:

actually I support heroin for pain management. It is used in other countries successfully and is a more potent pain reliever than anything that we have on our market right now. How inhumane not to use it.

:shrug:

[bridgit]

15. sure, it is said we are to have dominion over this world and the proper use...

of naturally derived therapies, remedies & compounds should well be considered to fall within that mandate :thumbsup:

[SPKrazy]

16. I Agree

I think it truly horrible that we allow people dying of painful diseases to suffer needlessly when there are things like heroin available in the world that would alleviate their pain.

JMO

:shrug:

[bridgit]

17. well, no-less than opiates i.e. morphine...

*something*...they had to give my brother Willy morphine to pass a kidney stone cause he was climbing the walls and NOTHING would help :cry:

[SPKrazy]

18. Heroin would have helped

morphine is strong

heroin is stronger

[bridgit]

19. agreed...

Willy was so dynamic, so handsome 6' 3", strawberry blond hair vital green eyed lady charmer my Willy...prostate cancer, last year; too young at 52, i miss my brother :(

you take care, darlin, i'm logging off :hi:

[SPKrazy]

20. Good night Bridgit

sorry 'bout your bro

:hug: