Saw this on some other forum. Was quite interesting:

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Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1905:

The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.

Only 14% of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.

Only 8% of the homes had a telephone.

A 3-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 people, 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 per 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, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95% of all births in the U.S. took place at home.

90% of all U.S. doctors had no college education.
instead, they attended so-called 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.

Coffee was 15 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 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 only 30!!!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

2 out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write.

Only 6% 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 pharmacist said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." (Shocking!)

18% of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.


Which is about as fast as you'll crawl through the centre of London today!

Which is about as fast as you'll crawl through the centre of London today!


You also go that fast, or is that slow, in rush hour traffic in Atlanta, GA, as well!!!  ;D

A 3-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.

Sugar cost 4 cents a pound.

Eggs were 14 cents a dozen.

Coffee was 15 cents a pound.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacist said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."


Those were the good old days.  ;)

Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.




Da*mn, why did we have to admit these states?  The country would have been much better off in August 2005 without all but one of them, Hawaii we would have allowed in.

(Since all but one of them, Hawaii, that is, voted for George W. Bush in November 2004!  ;D ;)) 

Da*mn, why did we have to admit these states?  The country would have been much better off in August 2005 without all but one of them, Hawaii we would have allowed in.

(Since all but one of them, Hawaii, that is, voted for George W. Bush in November 2004!  ;D ;)) 


This coming Friday, August 19, is Admission Day in Hawaii (the day it became a state back in 1959).  :)

This coming Friday, August 19, is Admission Day in Hawaii (the day it became a state back in 1959).  :)


Yaay! Happy Hawaii Day!

Yaay! Happy Hawaii Day!


Thank you!  8)

This coming Friday, August 19, is Admission Day in Hawaii (the day it became a state back in 1959).  :)


Happy Early 46th Birthday, Hawaii - The Islands of Aloha :0) hang ten

Happy Early 46th Birthday, Hawaii - The Islands of Aloha :0) hang ten


Thanks for that, ultraviolet52!  8)

This coming Friday, August 19, is Admission Day in Hawaii (the day it became a state back in 1959).  :)


Happy Early 46th Admission Day to Hawaii!!! One of the most usually reliable Democratic states in the nation!  :) 

Happy Early 46th Admission Day to Hawaii!!!

Thank you.  :)