Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

The year is 1918. “One hundred years ago"

The year was 1918.
This will boggle your mind.

What a difference a century makes!

Here are some statistics for the Year 1918:

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.

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 f**g 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 neither a Mother's Day nor a 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 local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach, bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health!" (Shocking?)

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!

It is impossible to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years!

moldyoldy

Interesting.

GmanTerry

There is a serious error. 1n 1918 the American f**g had 48 stars. Forty seven was New Mexico and the 48th star was Arizona which became a State on February 14, 1912. The f**g was updated on July 4th 1912.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F**g_of_the_United_States

Semper Fi

Big dog

In a hundred years it just may be like it was a hundred years AGO.

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

Im still waiting for flying cars...Remember Jetsons??


https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-grim-road-ahead-a-future-the-jetsons-didnt-foresee


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSptqzfTSSE

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

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badbobby Loc: texas

excellent

greenmountaineer Loc: Vermont

You beat me to it! I remember Dad saying that the year he was born, 1912, the last two states had come into the union and that made 48. But also, consider that when i first went on active duty with USAF in 1956, I was making about $4200 a year as a 2nd lt. Jane and I paid about $50 a month for apartments in Brooklyn Ny, Mexico Beach Fl, Sweet Valley PA, Ramore Ontario, and Newark NY. When I was assigned to a radar site in Canada, it was a shock that gas was 58 cents an imperial gallon. A lot of that inflation has occurred in the last 50 years.