The Year is 1918 - What WAS Life Like Back Then?
This was just sent to me by my sister-in-law and it clearly has been circulating around.PErhaps you have seen it before?!
I can't tell you the original source/author, and in checking online I found it all over the place but couldn't find who first shared this or authored it. I thought it was kinda interesting, but certainly can't vouch for the accuracy of any of the statements.
Makes you think, doesn't it? Imagine where things will be in 100 years, or even 25, or??
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The year is 1918, "One hundred years ago." What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1918:
The average life expectancy for men was 47 years. (WHAT ABOUT WOMEN?)
Fuel for cars was sold in drug stores only. (WONDER WHAT IT COST?)
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
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 1918 was 22 cents per hour.
The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per year.
A dentist earned $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, using 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; and 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 neither a Mother's Day nor a 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, 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.A.!
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