Make sure you read
all the statistics under the photo.
This has only been
102 years ago…Amazing
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.
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'
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.!
