frankiepolanco
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What a difference a century makes. Here are the U.S.
statistics for 1902:
The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven.
Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US 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 US 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 US was 22 cents an hour.
The average US 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 US took
place at home.
Ninety percent of all US 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, 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 US 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 were no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6
percent of all Americans had graduated from high
school.
Coca Cola contained cocaine.
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 the
bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of
health."
Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least
one full-time servant or domestic.
There were only about 230 reported murders in the
entire US.
statistics for 1902:
The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven.
Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US 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 US 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 US was 22 cents an hour.
The average US 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 US took
place at home.
Ninety percent of all US 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, 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 US 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 were no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6
percent of all Americans had graduated from high
school.
Coca Cola contained cocaine.
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 the
bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of
health."
Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least
one full-time servant or domestic.
There were only about 230 reported murders in the
entire US.
