100 years...

[Skew]

The year is 1910

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 cars 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. !

The car of the day (1910 Ford Model R):

[Guild]

The good ol' days.

[CLTPanther]

We should kick Michigan, Nevada, California, Florida, and Arizona out of the union, go back to 45 stars, and the housing mess would also be solved.

[FuzzyPanther]

The Five leading causes of death were:

1. Pneumonia and influenza

2. Tuberculosis

3. Diarrhea

4. Heart disease

5. Stroke

Sh!tty way to die...

[rayzor]

link or it didn't happen.

[Jbro]

Skew was celebrating his 11th birthday 100 year's ago.

[Dpantherman]

The good ol' days.

not for my folk...

[Dpantherman]

The good ol' days.

for some people...

[Jbro]

[Dpantherman]

hey someone has to play KT

[Wither]

I wonder what that murder rate is in regards to the overall population, as well as the adjusted dollar amounts for all those things.

[Mrs Pantherfan]

How do you only wash your hair once a month..and then when you do you use egg yolk? ...just think..if they're washing hair that everyone can see ...what about the hair that no one sees .....eww

[Wither]

How do you only wash your hair once a month..and then when you do you use egg yolk? ...just think..if they're washing hair that everyone can see ...what about the hair that no one sees .....eww

I believe washing your hair every other day is ideal versus every day.

[Hawk]

thought this thread was Skew announcing his birthday...