Nostalgia-------year 1904

[chaser29]

SOME NOSTALGIA

THE YEAR 1904



Maybe this will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1904 ... one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S.. statistics for 1904:


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 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 U.S. was 22 cents an 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. 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 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 prohibiting poor people from entering the 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 30!!!


Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented.


There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.


Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated high school.


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 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.

There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.


And I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and sent it to you in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years . It staggers the mind

[91300zxtt]

its cool

[blindside.AMG]

I love reading stuff like that. I bet southern California was beautiful back then. No smog, no tourists, just pure Cali.

[91300zxtt]

it still is

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by chaser29

SOME NOSTALGIA

THE YEAR 1904

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 bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." (Shocking!)

I hate to be a smart ass but I do not believe the information on herion is correct. It was, I believe, developed by Bayer as a cough supressent in 1915.
The name 'Heroin' was their brand name (like Tylenol or Viagara)

I suspect the original authour might have confused herion with cocaine, which had been used for many years as a do-all wonder tonic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Coca Cola had cocaine in it at the time, (for the same reason it has caffiene today)

[Hyatus]

how much did gas cost lol?
Did women back then shave there legs? no
Both world wars hadnt occered(sp) yet
planes had yet to be invented
Gorilla's werent discovered yet

[psychobadboy]

Originally Posted by chaser29

With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.

Everyone, go away! Too many people here in California now.

That is a very good read. It's amazing how much things change in 100 years.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Hyatus

Gorilla's werent discovered yet

Discovered by whom?

[Hyatus]

civalized society (sp) google it if u dont belive me.

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by Hyatus

planes had yet to be invented

Okay, Cliff Claven here must remind you that the first heavier than air powered flight was 1903 (Wright Bros.), so powered planes did exist.

[Hyatus]

Originally Posted by MagicRat

Okay, Cliff Claven here must remind you that the first heavier than air powered flight was 1903 (Wright Bros.), so powered planes did exist.

a year off....wow i feel dumb

[Joseph1082]

I don't think anyone mentioned this... but women couldn't vote.

[Jimster]

Originally Posted by Joseph1082

I don't think anyone mentioned this... but women couldn't vote.

They could in one or two states, I don't remember which ones though. That's your fault, for having too many states

[Neutrino]

Originally Posted by MagicRat

Okay, Cliff Claven here must remind you that the first heavier than air powered flight was 1903 (Wright Bros.), so powered planes did exist.

I know that is what they teach in regular US history classes but its quite a bit more complicated than that:


http://www.fact-index.com/m/mi/miles..._aviation.html


Depending on the definition ther are quite a few people to whom the first heavier than air flight can be atributed to.

[Joseph1082]

Jimster... if they could vote in one or two states, that was only on the local level, cause the constitution didn't grant them suffrage until 1920.

And I didn't know you weren't from the US, you speak (type) English so well