In 1913….
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.
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!
This is fun…
Get this message to Al Gore immediately:
Mar. 23 Easter Sunday Disaster in Middle America. The 1st of a series of death-dealing tornadoes and floods hit Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. In Dayton, O., the hardest hit, a swollen Miami River inundated downtown business areas to a depth of 12 (ft?). Flood damages of over $100 million were reported, with more than 3,000 believed dead.
Industry was about to explode with Fords new methods:
Summer Henry Ford, adapting the conveyer belt system in use by the meat-packing industry, began to assemble 1,000 “Model T” automobiles daily, on a continuous production line in Detroit.
America opens opportunities for international travel and trade:
Oct. 10 President Wilson, pressing an electric button at the White House, blew up the Gamboa Dike. With its destruction in the Isthmus of Panama, passage by ship through the new ocean-to-ocean Canal became possible.
Even football gets a boost through good old American ingenuity:
Nov. 1 Upset on the Gridiron. Unknown Notre Dame jumped into national prominence by defeating mighty Army, using a new technique: Wait for the brawny forward line to charge-and then throw the football over their heads, to a downfield receiver. The “forward pass” gave small schools an incentive to take on the larger, more powerful teams, and greatly helped to popularize the game.
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I did not author this comment, but I certainly concur…
A century ago, one man taught auditoriums of children to read – in six weeks – for one dollar each. The “final exam” was to publicly read aloud a 250 word newspaper item, in three minutes, without error or serious hesitation.
Today’s “educational system” takes $100,000 or so of taxpayers money, and after twelve years the students have not progressed past “Run Jack Run.” I do not believe the taxpayers are getting their money’s worth.
Off Topic – Jack, Did you see this?
What’s One of the ‘Big Secrets That, Really, Few People Know’ About Sitting in an Arizona Field?:
Steve Miller, the Marana Regional Airport manager, has what he calls “one of these big secrets that, really, few people know” about on the airport grounds. It’s the first plane to be called “Air Force One.”
But it’s not in a hangar on display or at least preserved and protected as a piece of our nation’s history. Nope, the plane that flew President Dwight D. Eisenhower is now breaking down in the Arizona sun’s rays out in the open, according to the Arizona Daily Star.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/07/15/whats-one-of-the-big-secrets-that-really-few-people-know-about-sitting-in-an-arizona-field/
I wish we had the money for that one…and the room to place on display. Surprised Boeing hasn’t bought it for their museum.