“There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.”
Here are some statistics for the Year 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.
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 $2,000 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 Physicians
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.
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. (but almost
everyone had a gun!)
Happy Mother’s Day from the Gables
