THE YEAR IS
1911
This
will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
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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 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 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.
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