1910 Ford Model R

Show   this to your friends! This will boggle your mind,  I  know it did mine!

The  year is 1910 one hundred  and 4 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  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 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 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!

Try  to imagine what it may be like  in another 100 years.  None   of us will ever  know!

Thanks Kerry