• 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 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 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.

• 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. !

• There was not a single gun control law.

• There was no Federal Income Tax.

• The first official radio broadcast had just occurred on Christmas Eve, in New York City.

Any guesses on the next hundred years...?