badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

ust 16 years before I was born

Show this to your friends, children and/or grandchildren!



The year is 1910, over one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!





Here are some statistics for the Year 1910 USA:



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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,times have changed)

bahmer Loc: Northern Illinois Rockford

Amen and Amen and not for the better in a lot of cases. Thanks for that badbobby very informative.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Well,,,,,,,,,, I'm glad they invented canned beer and deodorant.

TxSpeedy Loc: Emory,Tx

wow, only 110 years ago....

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Yeah and at the rate were going in another 110 years we'll all be living in caves again.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Careful what you mention.

We won't but some might if there are any left.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Good post bb.

Sad how it has changed for the better.

badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

well Oz
I admit
some things are better

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Some are.

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Really glad My great grandmother had a bar of soap and NOT egg yolks [p-hew!] to wash hair. Cannot imagine the smell!

badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

there was prolly a lotta 'body smell' too since baths were irregular
can you imagine the BO?

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Woof!

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

With a shortage of indoor plumbing the Saturday night bath was a family affair

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Yes, I remember. "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water." Dad first to bathe, baby last.

badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

big familys had to use alternate Saturdays
or just go down to the creek