 | The average life expectancy in the U.S. was forty-seven. |
| Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. |
| Only 8 percent of homes had a telephone. |
| 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 residents. |
| The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. |
| The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour. |
| The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 a 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 U.S. took place at home. |
| Ninety percent of all U.S. 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. |
| Canada passed a low prohibiting poor people from entering the country for
any reason. |
| The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
 | Pneumonia and influenza |
| Tuberculosis |
| Diarrhea |
| Heart disease |
| Stroke |
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| 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 yet been invented. |
| There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. |
| Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. |
| Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at
corner drugstores. According 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 U.S. had at least one full-time
servant or domestic helper. |
| There were about 230 reported murders in the U.S. |
| AND (you guessed it)...there were NO COMPUTERS!! |
