The year is 1910 one hundred and two years ago. What a
difference more than a century makes.
Here are some
statistics for the Year 1910:
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The average
life expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for this car was sold
in drug stores only.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a
bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a
telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of
paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10
mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the
Eiffel Tower !
The average US wage in 1910 was 22
cents per hour.
The average US 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
veterinarianbetween $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical
engineer about
$5,000 per year.
More than 95
percent of all births took place at HOME.
Ninety percent of all
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.
The Five
leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2.
Tuberculosis
3.
Diarrhea
4. Heart
disease
5. Stroke
The American
flag had 45 stars.
The population of Las
Vegas , Nevada was only 30!
Crossword
puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented
yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's
Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and only
6 percent of all Americans had
graduated from high
school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over
the counter at the local corner drugstores.
Back then
pharmacists said, 'Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind,
regulates
the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian
of health'
Eighteen
percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic
help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the
ENTIRE
U. S. A. !
This post can be see all over the world in a few minutes.
Try
to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
H/T to Wendy
