[dakine]

"The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30!"

and they still work at Binions....

[FairOpinion]

A "blast from the past".

[The Teen Conservative]

Wow...interesting.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Most women only washed their hair once a month,

Hilary thinks it's still 1904.

[Nauta]

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Now that's surprising... Also, deadly diarrhea, wasn't expecting that one.

Also in 1904, wireless headphones, the light bulb (well, it made its big debut) and the ice cream cone debuted at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

[Hu Gadarn]

life in 1904 was simpler. I guess progress has its price huh? 1904 was a time when if a man gave his word it was his bond it meant something to. Now days its mostly hot air.

[Lijahsbubbe]

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."

Grandpa from SNL: "And we liked it that way!"

[escapefromboston]

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

If I had a time machine I would go back in time and invent this stuff and I would RICH!!!!!

[woofie]

Two of 10 US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6% of all Americans had graduated high school.

Wonder what it is today

[Rome2000]

Heroin just makes you sleep real well, sometimes permanently.

[lainie]

The part about home births and untrained physicians probably went a long way to explaining the part about the average life expectancy.

[Anthem]

...and a much higher percentage of the population could actually understand percentages.

[BykrBayb]

Wow! How do you remember all that? I remember paying .75¢ for a pack of cigarettes.

[rcocean]

I doubt we know how many times American Women washed their hair in 1904.

Given that only 8% of Americans had phones and most lived in small towns and farms - How and who would they contacted to determine this?

I would love to know the basis for this factoid. Gallup and the other national polls didn't come into being until after WWI.

Also, people in 1904 were much more modest about themselves. I wonder in many women in 1904 would have answered what they doubt considered a impertinent question.