• 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 (1889).
   
• 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.
   
• 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'.
   
• More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.
   
• 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.
   
• The five leading causes of death were:

1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Dysentery (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.
   
• 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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