Here are some
statistics for the Year 1910:
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 $2,000 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 took place at HOME.
Ninety percent of
all Physicians 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:
- Pneumonia and influenza
- Tuberculosis
- Diarrhea
- Heart disease
- 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
Two out of every 10
adults couldn't read or write and only 6 percent of
all Americans had
graduated from high school.
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, but almost
everyone had a gun!
I am now going to
forward this to someone else without typing it myself.
From there, it will
be sent to others all over the WORLD . . . all in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what
it may be like in another 100 years.
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