The year is 1911 ---
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1911:
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The average life
expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for his 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 neither a Mother's Day nor a 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
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.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT BOGGLES THE MIND!