Fascinating!... But the good old days were hardly fascinating for those living then
1910 Ford
Make sure you read all the statistics under the
photo.
This has only been 103 years ago... Amazing!!!
Show this to your friends, children and/or grandchildren!
The year is 1910, over one hundred years ago. What a difference
a century makes!
Here are some US 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 $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.
There was no such thing as under arm deodorant or tooth
paste.
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.
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!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
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