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100 years ago mind boggling to say the least
pabooger
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Subject: 100 Years Ago
It's time to revisit where we were a century ago. This ought to boggle your mind.
YEAR OF 1903
The year is 1903, one hundred years ago... what a difference a century makes. Here are the U.S. statistics for 1903....
The average life expectancy in the US was forty- seven. Most of us on here would be dead
Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub.thats cause most didn't have a bathroom
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. one of them was Charlies Hudson
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. wonder how many horses got a ticket?
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 22 cents an hour.
The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn 2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a
veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home.
Ninety percent 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 four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen
cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.longer than that for the men folk
Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason. now how did they determine who was and wasn't poor
The five leading causes of death in the US were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea now that would be a ****ty way to go
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 30.
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. What!!! No canned Beer
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
One in ten US adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Coca Cola contained cocaine. Marijuana, heroin, and 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."
Eighteen percent 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...
To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
This was the Ancient law of Youth
Old times are past, old times are done:
But the Law runs true, O little son!
It's time to revisit where we were a century ago. This ought to boggle your mind.
YEAR OF 1903
The year is 1903, one hundred years ago... what a difference a century makes. Here are the U.S. statistics for 1903....
The average life expectancy in the US was forty- seven. Most of us on here would be dead
Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub.thats cause most didn't have a bathroom
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. one of them was Charlies Hudson
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. wonder how many horses got a ticket?
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 22 cents an hour.
The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn 2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a
veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home.
Ninety percent 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 four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen
cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.longer than that for the men folk
Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason. now how did they determine who was and wasn't poor
The five leading causes of death in the US were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea now that would be a ****ty way to go
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 30.
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. What!!! No canned Beer
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
One in ten US adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Coca Cola contained cocaine. Marijuana, heroin, and 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."
Eighteen percent 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...
To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
This was the Ancient law of Youth
Old times are past, old times are done:
But the Law runs true, O little son!
Comments
NRA Lifetime Benefactor Member.
Im sending you a little something today, bet you will like it!
To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
This was the Ancient law of Youth
Old times are past, old times are done:
But the Law runs true, O little son!
NRA Lifetime Benefactor Member.
Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.
Not because people reached 47 and dropped dead. It was because so many died being born. If you reached the age of 10, you stood a fairly good chance of reaching an age close to where we expect people to die now. Unless you were female and had lots of children, giving birth was probably the leading cause of death for women.
Woods
100 years, seems like a long time.
Not really but a blink of the eye, when one thinks of "eternity".
Marconi was just developing the radio.
No television
No computers
No real organized sports
There wasn't anything to do but make babies! LOLOL
Woods
But I also found a Website that says baseball wasn't an Organized Sport until the 1920's.
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Some historians may differentiate between modern baseball and nineteenth century baseball, but they are still the same game and these 19th Century Era firsts are some of the most interesting and important in the history of our national pastime.
The 19th Century Era
1800 to 1900
Date Event Description
1834 First book of instructions for baseball appears - 'The Book Of Sports'.
06-19-1846 First baseball game using Cartwright Rules is played.
1849 The Knickerbockers are the first team to wear an official uniform.
1857 The National Association of Baseball Clubs is the first league in baseball.
1860's Candy Cummings is credited for throwing the first curve ball.
05-04-1871 The National Association plays its first game ever and professional baseball is born: Forest City 2 versus Fort Wayne 0.
1871 First batting averages are recorded starting with Boston and Cleveland.
1872 Oscar Bielaski is the first Polish player.
1875 Fred Thayer invents the first catcher's mask.
04-22-1876 National League plays its first game ever: Red Stockings 6 versus the Athletics 5.
04-22-1876 Davy Force is credited with the first assist.
04-22-1876 Jim O'Rourke is credited with the first hit and single.
04-22-1876 Tim McGinley is credited with the first run scored.
04-22-1876 Levi Meyerle is credited with the first double.
04-24-1876 Levi Meyerle is credited with the first triple.
05-02-1876 Ross Barnes hits the first home run.
05-06-1876 Bill Harbidge, playing for Hartford, is the first lefthanded catcher.
07-15-1876 George Bradley throws the first no-hitter in National League history.
09-19-1876 Candy Cummings is first to pitch and win two complete games in one day.
1876 Al Spalding and other players wear the first gloves onto the field.
1877 First schedule appears so fans will know when their club is playing.
1877 First rule appears stating ball must stay in fair territory to be a hit.
05-08-1878 Paul Hines is credited as the first player ever to turn an unassisted triple play.
1879 Grays build the first safety net behind the catcher to protect the fans.
09-10-1881 Roger Connor of Troy hits the first grand slam in National League history off Worcester's Lee Richmond.
1882 Paul Hines is the first player to wear sunglasses on the field.
1882 Pete Browning is the first player to have his bats custom made.
1883 Philadelphia Phillies have their first major league season.
04-26-1884 Joe Quinn is the first Australian born player to enter major league baseball.
05-01-1884 Moses Walker is the first black player to appear in a major league game.
1884 First postseason games occur - National League versus the American Association.
09-10-1885 Joe Harrington is the first player to hit a home run in his first at-bat.
1887 First rule defining the strike zone appears.
1888 First rule giving three strikes for an out appears.
08-10-1889 Mickey Welch, playing for New York, becomes the first pinch hitter in major league history - he strikes out.
1889 First rule giving four balls for a walk appears.
09-23-1890 Ed Cartwright of the St. Louis Browns became the first player to hit a grand slam and three-run homer in the same inning against the same pitcher (Ed Green of the Philadelphia Athletics).
04-17-1892 The first Sunday game is played: Cincinnati 5 versus St. Louis 1.
05-14-1892 Tom Daly, playing for Brooklyn, becomes the first pinch hitter in major league history to get a hit - he hit a home run.
06-06-1892 Benjamin Harrison is the first President to attend a game.
1893 First rule moving the pitchers mound to 60 feet 6 inches appears.
07-18-1897 Cap Anson was the first player to achieve three-thousand hits and start The 3,000 Hits Club. His total was changed to 2,995 then restored more than a century later!
1897 Eddie Abbaticchio is the first Italian player in the major leagues.
1898 First modern rules defining a balk and stolen base appear.
1898 First base stealing statistics are officially recorded.
1900 The first pentagon shaped home plate appears on the diamond.
Date Event Description
NRA Lifetime Benefactor Member.
1845- Flobert designed the BB Cap .22 (Bulleted Breech-Cap)
1857- S&W's "First Model" .22 Short (also known as No. 1 revolver)
1871- First .22 Long
1887- First .22 Long Rifle
1888- First .22 CB Cap (Conical Bullet)
Sorry guys, couldn't help myself. [^]
YEAR OF 1903
You know, I've seen this exact e-mail forward for 1900, 1901, and 1902. I guess things like fabricated e-mail histories don't change. [}:)]
Jacqueline
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