Squiddiddler Loc: Phoenix

Very interesting for all ages.

This will boggle your mind!
The year is 1919 "One hundred years ago."
What a difference a century makes!

Here are some statistics for the Year 1919:

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 1919 was 22 cents per hour.
The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per year.
A dentist earned $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.



We've come a long way....OR have we?

Liberty Tree

Interesting list, but not all is accurate. I have not checked the entire list but there were 48 states in 1912 and Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation on Mother's Day in1914.

Dwight Logan

It is usually easier to go downhill than uphill. The USA has made so many great inventions and improvements since then. During the latter part of the time since 1919 we have seen the wheels of American progress turn in retrogression. I don't know how many laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations we have to abide by. Also, catering to vociferous mandates by groups has caused a chism. Congress has been usurped and the courts has also been influenced by anti-Constitutional advocates. Immigration has been bastardized so that i******s of all backgrounds freely infiltrate through open boarders and are treated with liftime amenities no natural born citizens are entitled to but are taxed to pay.
We have gone from a religious country to cater to people being granted priveges that would make our forefathers turn in their graves.
The Constitution is not a living document that outlines and makes suggests. The court sydtem was setup to incorporate American laws and not for other court systems to replace them.

Radiance3

================
And regarding our Christian faith, we are going downhill too.
PRINCETON, N.J. -- On the eve of Christmas 2015, a review of over 174,000 interviews conducted in 2015 shows that three-quarters of (75%), of American adults identify with a Christian religion, little changed from 2014, but down from 80% eight years ago. About 5% of Americans identify with a non-Christian religion, while 20% have no formal religious identification, which is up five percentage points since 2008.

https://www.pewforum.org › 2019/10/17 › in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-

https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/

Oct 17, 2019 - In U.S., smaller share of adults identify as Christians, while religious 'nones' ... 2018 and 2019, 65% of American adults describe themselves as Christians when asked about their religion, down 12 percentage point.

At present, a slim majority of Americans (56%) say they believe in God “as described in the Bible.” That one in the Bible is Jesus Christ. And one-in-ten do not believe in any higher power or spiritual force.

Only 49% of Millennials believe in the Christian God.
A new poll from the Pew Research Center shows that only 49 percent of millennials, or the generation born between 1981 and 1996, identify themselves as Christian.

Factors affecting this rapid change.
Socialism, radical democrats, l*****ts, the Four Squad.
The dangers of Schism, the influx of different cultures, and the growth of the Atheists, Muslims, and the influence of most in Hollywood who don't believe in God.

Tug484

Wow!
In 1920 my grandpa came to Texas in a covered wagon.
They lived in a dugout until he built their house by himself.
He wired it with electricity and everybody from anywhere close came to see the house with electricity.

Radiance3

===============
The early settlers had worked very hard to start their lives in the New World. Deprived of basic necessities, during the 1600's, and later, when the Pilgrims and new settlers came, their only precious asset was the Holy Bible They had to build their homes, deprived of heat, and food supplies, and at the same time fighting for survival against the attacks of the Indian natives. Many of them died, fighting, of diseases, and the adverse weather conditions.
These were the struggles of the ancestors with visions for a better life. Now we are all the beneficiaries of their struggles. Let us be thankful for that.

But why are the so called s***es and new illegal entries complain so much of discrimination? They cause violence, and k**l those who help them. The i******s at present have the luxurious lives, given food, shelter, medical care, schools, and allow to drive cars. They don't think but sell drugs, their expertise in life. And the radical democrats want more of them. It is not their money that feed these people. It is our tax dollars, yours and mine who've worked hard to earn our ways ahead.

That is why I love the Pilgrims, and all those who came ahead of us. Our Founding Fathers left and created for us this beautiful country of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, of the people, by the people, and for the people. What a noble concept . Because they were all Christians!. May God bless them forever!

Note: The radical democrats are destroying the Founders' statues, and replacing with that of the t*****r Barack Obama, the leader of the Deep State, the cancer and disease of this country right now. You must see the the one B*M installed at the DC.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-white-house-statue/

Tug484

I agree, but he brought the family from Georgia, not another country.

Radiance3

=============
The people from Georgia and other countries came from other countries too. From Kenya for example.

Only natives here are the native American Indians. They have also advanced as the pilgrims advanced. Given their freedom and lands thought them, their freedom, and advanced their education and lifestyle, instead of living in wigwams. Everybody improved. That was the benefit of civilization.