103 years ago

Make sure you read all the statistics under the photo.
This has only been 103 years ago...Amazing!!!

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The year is 1910, over one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!
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.
• 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.
• (yes, people have changed) almost everyone owned a gun!
• 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