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 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? DUH! )
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
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!
One of the
current models of FORDs.
Try to imagine what it
may be like in another
100 years.
IT STAGGERS THE MIND