[Reviewed statistics from about 100 years ago in the USA. Many things have
changed just a little since 1907]
Average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven (47).
14% of the homes in the US had a bathtub.
8% of homes had a telephone. (3-minute call from Denver to New York =
$11.00)
There were about 15,000 cars in the US and only 244 miles of paved roads.
Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated
than California.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
The average wage in the US was 22 cents an hour.
96% of all births in the U.S. took place at home.
90% of all U.S. physicians had no college education. Many attended medical
schools (condemned in the press/by the government as “substandard.”)
Sugar = 4 cents a pound. Eggs = 14 cents a dozen. Coffee = 15 cents a pound.
The five leading causes of death in the US were:
1. Pneumonia/Influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30.
6% of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at
drugstores.
18% of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or
domestic.
There were only about 242 reported murders in the entire US that year.
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Dr Bob Griffin
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“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”