I love this kind of amusing little tidbits of information.  Makes for interesting party chatter.  Not that I chatter too much, or that all I do is party.  Oh, no........sometimes I am quiet at a party, and a lot of times I don't chatter when I'm alone....unless you count talking to the cat, which I think everyone does, it is a living thing.  Then there are the 5 birds I have,  I need to talk to one of them who has lost their mate and I have to chat with the others, (don't want them to feel as if I'm showing favorites).  And I admit, I talk to my house plants, but it's a know fact that they thrive on the attention and need to be talked to.  So, other than that.......I'm pretty quiet!!!

It's time to revisit where we were a century ago. 

YEAR OF 1903

The average life expectancy in the US was 47.
Only 14% of  the homes in the US had a BATHTUB.
Only 8% of the homes had a  TELEPHONE.
A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost  $11.
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 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 US was $0.22/hour.
The  average US worker made between $200-$400/year.
A competent accountant  could expect to earn $2000/year, a dentist $2,500/year, a veterinarian between  $1,500-$4,000/year, and a  mechanical engineer about  $5,000/year.
More than 95%  of all BIRTHS in the US took place at HOME.
90% of all US 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 $0.04/pound. Eggs were $0.14/dozen.   Coffee cost $0.15/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 US were:
1. Pneumonia & influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3.  Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45  stars.  Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii & 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 were no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
One in ten  US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from  HIGH SCHOOL.
Coca Cola contained cocaine. Marijuana, heroin &  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 the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of  health."
18% of households in the US had at least one full-time SERVANT  or domestic.
There were only about 230 reported MURDERS in the entire  US.
Just think what it will be like in another 100 years. It boggles the  mind...