Look at this car!
The year is 1910
One hundred years ago.
What a difference 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 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 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' Shocking!
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. !
I am now going to copy
this on my blog 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.
IT STAGGERS THE MIND
This gave me a fresh appreciation for 2010, and for those who lived in the not too distant past!!
