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How Time Can Fly.  What Will Another 100 Years Be Like?

5/12/2014

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We have all heard that time flies.  It certainly does and to put this into perspective, check this out.


The year is 1910, over one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the that year....

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. What was that all about? 


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! Amazing, eh?


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


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