NAPM-OC - Fun Facts

Can You Believe... In Only 100 Years!

In 1902 the average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14% of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and only 144 miles of paved road.
The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour

The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
More than 95% of all births in the U.S. took place at home.
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound.
The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn’t been admitted to the Union yet.
One in ten U.S. adults couldn’t read or write.
Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic.
There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.
Only 8% of the homes had a telephone.
A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars

There have been many changes in a short period of time, while there are many positive indicators, I’m personally kind of glad I won’t be around for 2102.

-- Author Unknown --