1910 statistics

1910 Ford Model R

The year is 1910 one hundred and two years ago.
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, 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 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. !


Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

Quote:

Originally posted by A.B.D.

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into
their country for any reason.

What happened to that law?

Homeless all asking me for money and shit.

Quote:

Originally posted by Honda_X

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What happened to that law?

Homeless all asking me for money and shit.

I was waiting for that.

Quote:

Originally posted by davey45

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I was waiting for that.

'Bout halfway expected it too!!

Knew Honda would pipe up with something about that!

I love the Heroin factoid too!

Nice stuff ABD!

Quote:

Originally posted by A.B.D.

There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U. S. A. !

The important word being "reported"

I'm glad I didn't disappoint basically everyone in this thread. Lol

Honda, you have officially become to predictable...

Neat, I want those gas prices back

I'd still be poor in 1910.

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Originally posted by Honda_X

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What happened to that law?

Homeless all asking me for money and shit.

i believe your gov't repealed it in 1967