Hey,
Guys and Gals!
Anybody remember these?
100 year old 1910 Ford Model R
The picture was taken 70 years ago.
In 1910, 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. It's the same in London
today.
The tallest
structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
The average
US wage 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.
And a dentist
$2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per
year, 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 by 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
flag carried 45 stars.
The population
of Las Vegas, Nevada was 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 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 US.
Harley Earl and his 1938 Buick
This picture was taken 70 years ago.
