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Thursday, May 11, 2023

What a Difference🎩a Century Makes!

The  Year  is  1910
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100 + Years Ago In America
What a Difference a Century Makes!!

Here are some 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,
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  • A dentist $2,500 per year, 
  • A veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year
  • A mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
  •  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.'
  •  More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.
  • 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.
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The Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
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  • 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!
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Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

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