100 years ago

[satman next generation]

THE YEAR 1906??


This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 1906.
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1906 :

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The average life expectancy was 47 years.


Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.


Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

.


There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles

of paved roads.


The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.




The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!


The average wage in the U.S.A. was 22 cents per hour.


The average 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 took place at HOME .


Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!

Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which

were condemned in the press AND 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 that prohibited poor people from

entering into their country for any reason.


Five leading causes of death were:

1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke


The American flag had 45 stars.

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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 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 the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."


Eighteen percent of households had at least

one full-time servant or domestic help.


There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE ! U.S.A. !


and I sent it to you and others all over the United States ,& Canada

possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!


Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.


IT STAGGERS THE MIND, EH?

God Bless....In HIS Service....Dan

[lor]

Dan, I keep thinking 'only about 100 years ago my grandma was born (now it has been 103 yrs)' -- 1903. That was the year the Wright brothers invented the airplane. She was born BEFORE the airplane. They didn't fly till December, thats why they went down to Kitty Hawk - it's too windy in Ohio in Dec. Think about it, U.S.A. is really quite young. Just a few generations ago, many of our relatives came over from Europe.

[Damien]

To think that a couple of yrs later after the plane was invented
an invention to help man kind it was use as a weapon...
That didn't go as it was plan i suppose!
Wonder what else was different?

[gizmogirl]

He was 'rich' enough to own a plane, like a few hundred other people - that's all! They were canvas and stick jobs, and the prop was hand carved. At that time, people were so horrified that so many were dying. They called it the war to end all war, because so many people couldn't believe, Damien, like you, that inventions were being used to mow down people.

But there were so many people who hoped it really would end all war, that they offered their lives to help stop it. My grandfather was shot down by a German over the Atlantic ocean far from land. By a miracle, he managed to land right beside his prop, and even more miraculously, survived for more than an hour hugging it.

But the best thing of all was that a passing Portugese freighter happened upon him and hauled him up. He passed out as soon as they had his body out of the water and on the way up, but not before he said - BRING UP MY PROP, which is now above our couch.

[joy]

That is so interesting gizmogirl. Thanks for sharing it with us. Myself I think that may have been the best generation of men ever. No, not really but there were many who served that could have avoided it because they were so YOUNG. By chance, is your grandfather still alive? If so please tell him someone thinks he is still very special for all he did. Was he also married at the time? If so Grandmother made plenty of sacrifices as well.

[gizmogirl]

glad you thought he was cool too, joy - he's passed on but had a long and happy marriage that spanned more than one world war. Let's hope we get as lucky as he was that day, and soon!