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The year is 1902 , one hundred years ago ... what a difference a century makes. Here are the U.S. statistics for 1902....

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 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 abo! ut $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 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 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
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
Just think what it will be like in another 100 years. It boggles the mind...........

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