1910 Ford Model R

[RALPHIE]

1910 Ford Model R


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 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 veterinarianbetween $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. Diarrhoea

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 USA.

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

[Shelby#18]

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

I imagine I wont be here.

[ChipBeck]

Progress, 100 years ago 2 out of 10 Americans couldn't read or write. Today, nearly 3 out of 10 Americans are functionally illiterate, 5 out of 10 are numerically illiterate, and 9 out of ten are economically illiterate.

Technology marches forward, but human development moves at glacial speed.

Chip