One Hundred Years Ago...

Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1906

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 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 $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 called it "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. * 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. !

In one life time people have traveled on "street cars" and "space ships" and man has walked on the moon!! What will our grandkids ask us one day?

What a difference a century makes!