[RT] Off Topic 100 year change

["Ira" <mr.ira@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What are our children and grand children in for. 

 
YEAR OF 1903:The year is 1903, one hundred years ago--what a 
difference a century makes.Here are the US statistics for 
1903....The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven 
(47).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 the21st most populous state in the Union.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.More than 95 percent of all 
births in the US took place at home.Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs 
were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost 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 influenza2. Tuberculosis3. Diarrhea4. 
Heart disease5. StrokeThe 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.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.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 thebowels, 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.Just think what it will be like in 
another 100 years from now. It boggles the mind..........
 
 






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