Consider the year is 1903, one hundred years ago...

The average life expectancy in the US was 47.

Only 14% of the homes 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 speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily
populated than California. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30.

The average wage in the US was $0.22/hour, the average US worker made
between $200-$400/year. A accountant could expect to earn $2000/year, a
dentist $2,500 a veterinarian between $1,500-$4,000, and a mechanical
engineer about $5,000/year.

Sugar cost $0.04/pound. Eggs were $0.14/dozen. Coffee cost $0.15/pound.

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, .....

The five leading causes of death in the US we
1. Pneumonia & influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars.

The Pledge of Allegiance didn't mention God.

Only 6% of Americans had graduated from HIGH SCHOOL but 90% of US adults
could read and write.

Coca Cola contained cocaine. Marijuana, heroin and morphine were all
available over the counter at corner drugstores.

U.S. Citizens could mail order and guns they wanted, including machine guns
and artillery.

Citizens had a right to treat any unwarranted arrest as a kidnapping and
defend themselves accordingly, including the use of deadly force.

There were only about 230 MURDERS reported in the entire US.

Only 14% of the homes 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.


Sounds like Scotty's house/trailer.

RB

Bobsprit wrote:



There were only 8,000 CARS in the US and only 144 miles of paved ROADS.


Sounds like Scotty's house/trailer.

RB


Congratulations Scott, sound like one hell of big
mobile you've got there!

Cheers
Marty

Congratulations Scott, sound like one hell of big
mobile you've got there!

Aint that sweet!!! Marty's defending poor little Scotty!

RB

Bobsprit wrote:

Congratulations Scott, sound like one hell of big
mobile you've got there!

Aint that sweet!!! Marty's defending poor little Scotty!



Scotty needs no defense, but it's fun to yank your chain.
Fun, but hardly sporting.

Cheers
Marty

Congratulations Scott, sound like one hell of big
mobile you've got there!

Aint that sweet!!! Marty's defending poor little Scotty!



Scotty needs no defense, but it's fun to yank your chain.
Fun, but hardly sporting.

hey, that's not fair. Pick on someone with a brain.

This has been circulated very widely as a bit of internet humor, but most of it
is doubtful.

Vito wrote:

Consider the year is 1903, one hundred years ago...

Sorry, that would be 101 years ago




There were only 8,000 CARS in the US and only 144 miles of paved ROADS.

I doubt that, although many roads were paved with logs and many paved highways
were brick or flagstone. Shucks, there's more than 144 miles of brick-paved
Colonial Post Highway in NC. As for the number of automobiles, since there
weren't licenses, how would anybody know?



The speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

Intended as much to keep galloping horses from splattering manure on
pedestrians as anything else.




The average wage in the US was $0.22/hour, the average US worker made
between $200-$400/year. A accountant could expect to earn $2000/year, a
dentist $2,500 a veterinarian between $1,500-$4,000, and a mechanical
engineer about $5,000/year.

Sugar cost $0.04/pound. Eggs were $0.14/dozen. Coffee cost $0.15/pound.

One thing to bear in mind about wages and prices back then. It was before the
current Federal Reserve system. Much of the paper money in circulation was
privately printed by banks. Banks panics were common and led to local or
regional, very short-term, bursts of super inflation. Rather than relatively
steady inflation, such as we are used to, the national economy went through a
series of booms and busts.





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, .....

Both of these percentages are probably on the low side. However, the system of
state licensing of doctors was in place, and was taken very seriously. But due
to the slowness & inaccuracy of communications, forged licenses were not
uncommon.

Also, it was very common for people to accept that 1- medical treatment could
not help them... 2- doctor's care cost money and might be beyond their
financial means. Nowadays everybody expects that anything at all can be cured,
and that wether or not you can afford it should never be a consideration.



The American flag had 45 stars.

The Pledge of Allegiance didn't mention God.

Not only that, we had just finished a war of outright conquest & exploitation
in the Philippines, and there was quite a lot of high public feeling on that
issue. The recent takeover of the Panama Canal Zone was another hot topic.



Only 6% of Americans had graduated from HIGH SCHOOL but 90% of US adults
could read and write.

I wonder where this statistic could have come from.



U.S. Citizens could mail order and guns they wanted, including machine guns
and artillery.

Sure, if you could afford it. But not many people had the money to waste on
expensive hobbies. And there weren't many machine guns commerciallt available
either. The Maxim, maybe?



Citizens had a right to treat any unwarranted arrest as a kidnapping and
defend themselves accordingly, including the use of deadly force.

Bull****. Resisting a law officer was always very low on the scale... but it
might be looked on without the prejudice common today, once you got into a
Federal court.



There were only about 230 MURDERS reported in the entire US.

And tens of thousands of murders went unreported.

Anyway, it certainly was a different world.

Always the cold shower on a sunny day aren't you Doug!

CM

"DSK" wrote in message
...
| This has been circulated very widely as a bit of internet humor, but most
of it
| is doubtful.
|
| Vito wrote:
|
| Consider the year is 1903, one hundred years ago...
|
| Sorry, that would be 101 years ago
|
|
|
|
| There were only 8,000 CARS in the US and only 144 miles of paved ROADS.
|
| I doubt that, although many roads were paved with logs and many paved
highways
| were brick or flagstone. Shucks, there's more than 144 miles of
brick-paved
| Colonial Post Highway in NC. As for the number of automobiles, since there
| weren't licenses, how would anybody know?
|
|
|
| The speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
|
| Intended as much to keep galloping horses from splattering manure on
| pedestrians as anything else.
|
|
|
|
| The average wage in the US was $0.22/hour, the average US worker made
| between $200-$400/year. A accountant could expect to earn $2000/year, a
| dentist $2,500 a veterinarian between $1,500-$4,000, and a mechanical
| engineer about $5,000/year.
|
| Sugar cost $0.04/pound. Eggs were $0.14/dozen. Coffee cost $0.15/pound.
|
| One thing to bear in mind about wages and prices back then. It was before
the
| current Federal Reserve system. Much of the paper money in circulation was
| privately printed by banks. Banks panics were common and led to local or
| regional, very short-term, bursts of super inflation. Rather than
relatively
| steady inflation, such as we are used to, the national economy went
through a
| series of booms and busts.
|
|
|
|
|
| 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, .....
|
| Both of these percentages are probably on the low side. However, the
system of
| state licensing of doctors was in place, and was taken very seriously. But
due
| to the slowness & inaccuracy of communications, forged licenses were not
| uncommon.
|
| Also, it was very common for people to accept that 1- medical treatment
could
| not help them... 2- doctor's care cost money and might be beyond their
| financial means. Nowadays everybody expects that anything at all can be
cured,
| and that wether or not you can afford it should never be a consideration.
|
|
|
| The American flag had 45 stars.
|
| The Pledge of Allegiance didn't mention God.
|
| Not only that, we had just finished a war of outright conquest &
exploitation
| in the Philippines, and there was quite a lot of high public feeling on
that
| issue. The recent takeover of the Panama Canal Zone was another hot topic.
|
|
|
| Only 6% of Americans had graduated from HIGH SCHOOL but 90% of US
adults
| could read and write.
|
| I wonder where this statistic could have come from.
|
|
|
| U.S. Citizens could mail order and guns they wanted, including machine
guns
| and artillery.
|
| Sure, if you could afford it. But not many people had the money to waste
on
| expensive hobbies. And there weren't many machine guns commerciallt
available
| either. The Maxim, maybe?
|
|
|
| Citizens had a right to treat any unwarranted arrest as a kidnapping and
| defend themselves accordingly, including the use of deadly force.
|
| Bull****. Resisting a law officer was always very low on the scale... but
it
| might be looked on without the prejudice common today, once you got into a
| Federal court.
|
|
|
| There were only about 230 MURDERS reported in the entire US.
|
| And tens of thousands of murders went unreported.
|
| Anyway, it certainly was a different world.
|

Scotty needs no defense


No, he needs a padded room and bunny slippers. Maybe you can help him out?

Bwahahahahaha!

RB

Well, I do have a few pick ups sitting around on blocks.



"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Bobsprit wrote:



There were only 8,000 CARS in the US and only 144 miles of paved
ROADS.


Sounds like Scotty's house/trailer.

RB


Congratulations Scott, sound like one hell of big
mobile you've got there!

Cheers
Marty