My Mother's Birthday

On August 3, 1908, a beautiful baby girl was born into this world. Her name was Hester Hazel, but she was called "Hazel" by everyone.

Her Daddy loved her long hair, so this picture was taken just for him. She was 8 years old in this picture. When Hazel was still a young girl, she had typhoid fever and her beautiful long hair fell out and when it grew back, it was a much lighter brown color.

The next photo was taken in 1936 when Mama was taken in 1936. She was 28 years old. Isn't she pretty?

The picture below was taken on her 94th Birthday. She passed away in January 2000 afterthis 94th birthday. Hazel was a beautiful lady, wonderful mother, and a devout Christian woman. I thank God for this Christian heritage she passed down to me and my siblings. We were so blessed to have such a wonderful mother.

THE YEAR 1906

Two Years Before My Mother Was Born

This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1906.
One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1906 :
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The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.
Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
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 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 people, 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 per 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 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at HOME .
Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard."
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used
borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
entering into their country for any reason.
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 only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea
hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent 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 help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !

Now I received this from someone by email without typing
it myself and can send it to others all over the United States,
and possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.