>From: "Jane Foley" <mjfent@bellsouth.net> >Reply-To: POWELL-L@rootsweb.com >To: POWELL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [POWELL] 101 Years Ago >Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 11:30:33 -0400 > >I received this from another list and thought you might enjoy! > >Jane Foley >Cornelius, NC > > >The year 1904 > >Maybe this will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! > >The year is 1904. One hundred and one 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. > >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 > > >==== POWELL Mailing List ==== >If you wish to unsubscribe from the Powell surname list, send only the word >UNSUBSCRIBE to Powell-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the digest >list >to Powell-d-request if you are on the digest list. > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/