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| The Year 1907 THE YEAR 1907 This will bog gle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1907. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. Statistics for the Year 1907 : ************************************ � The average life expectancy in the U.S. Was 47 years old. 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 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 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 made $2,500 per year, A veterinarian $1,500 per year, And 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. 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 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. Two out of every 10 U.S. 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." � There were about 230 reported Murders in the ENTIRE � U.S.A. !
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| Shux Howdy, Tude! I can't wait for the NEXT hundred years. I wonder if we'll live LONGER? Or even make the trip at all?   2012? Hmmmmmmmmmmm I'll gladly pay you in 2013 for a hamburger today.   Deal or NO Deal?  |
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| Deal!! LOL!!
__________________ "Tude" " A good attitude will get you through almost anything" |
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| Wait, better make it a tank of fuel 
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| This is neat, 'Tude! My father was born in 1906, and it gives a neat perspective on what life may have been then.
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| My thoughts too Duck! My grandparents lived through all that and look what we're up against today 
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| Now if we could just bring back those food prices! WOW! |
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BTW, what was the price for chocolate? They DID have chocolate back then, ......right? It's terrible that those two-cent mints they sell at restaurants now command a quarter, ........ or more. There oughta be a law against that. When folks say, "A penny for your thoughts" ---- and after factoring in inflation, I bet that penny thought is worth about a buck by now. Ya reckon?  |
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| We could afford all the health food we wanted. Wait a minute, food was healthy back then
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