Mogwai

Here are some of the U.S.
statistics for 1904:

The average life expectancy in the U.S.
was 47 years.

Only 14 % of the homes in the U.S.
had a bathtub.

Only 8 % 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 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 U.S.
was 22 cents an 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
$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 % of all births in the U.S.
took place at home.

90 % 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."

Eggs were 14 cents a dozen.

Coffee was 15 cents a pound.

Most women only washed their hair
once a month,
and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

Canada passed a law prohibiting
poor people from entering the country
for any reason.

The 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 30!!!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer,
and iced tea hadn't been invented.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two out of 10 U.S. adults
couldn't read or write.

Only 6 % of all Americans
had graduated high school.

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 bowels,
and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." (Shocking!)

18% of households in the U.S
had at least one full-time servant

There were only about 230 reported murders
in the entire U.S.

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no canned beer? noooooooooooooooooo