US in the year 1911 !!!

THE YEAR IS 1911


The following will boggle your mind!  


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The year is 1911
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1911:


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The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.


Fuel for this car was sold in pharmacies only.  


Only 14 percent of homes had baths.


Only 8 percent of homes had telephones.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of sealed 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 an hour.


The average US worker earned between $200 and $400 a year ..


A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 a 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 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 U.S. Flag had 45 stars ....


The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only 30!!!!


Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented.


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 Americans had completed high school..


Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at local pharmacies.


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'


( 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.!  


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!


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