Since this year was the 100th anniversary of Harley Davidson motorcycles, here are some statistics from 1903 I found in one of the publicatons we receive: The average life expectancy was 47 years of age. Only 14% of the U.S. had a bathtub, and only 8% had a telephone. A three minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11. 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 the 21st most populated 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 American worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn an annual salary of $2,000, a dentist $2,500, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000. More tha 95% of all births took place at home. And 90% of all 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 4 cents a pound, eggs were 14 cents a dozen and coffee cost 15 cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were, respectively, pneumonia and influenza, tuberculosis, diarrhea, heart disease and stroke. The American flag had 45 stars; Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't yet been admitted to the Union. The population of Las Vegas was 30. One in 10 adults couldn't read or write, and only 6% of all Americans had graduated high school. Crossword puzzles, canned beer and iced tea hadn't been invented. Coca-Cola contained cocaine. 18% of all U.S. households had at least one full-time servant or domestic. There were only about 230 reported murders in the U.S. Times have changed....