Subject: 1910 Ford to today.....serious thoughts !! 1910 Ford
Read the statistics under the photo.
This has only been 102 years ago... The year is 1910, just over one hundred 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.
and Id argue that the quality of life was much better then then it is now.
I always marvelled at what took place between my grandfathers birth in 1920 and his death in 2002. To go from waht you described above to what we all take for granted now must have seemed like a miraculous life. I sure do miss him.
Dying from diarrhea...what a way to go.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on November 25, 2012, 01:01:27 PM
and Id argue that the quality of life was much better then then it is now.
I disagree... There's no such thing as the "Good old days". We are living at the pinnacle of human civilization right now. Those stats above say that in 1910 I'd probably be dead by now.... What's so great about that?
Quote from: Barthheart on November 25, 2012, 02:28:41 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on November 25, 2012, 01:01:27 PM
and Id argue that the quality of life was much better then then it is now.
I disagree... There's no such thing as the "Good old days". We are living at the pinnacle of human civilization right now. Those stats above say that in 1910 I'd probably be dead by now.... What's so great about that?
Well I'm sure you would have had a lovely service and a nice eulogy. So there's that...
...and we would have all been as drunk as skunks........
In line with SDR's sentiment, there is always Granmama in Addams Family Values, consoling Morticia over Gomez' illness, "Well at least you have a black dress."
Quote from: bob48 on November 25, 2012, 02:44:39 PM
...and we would have all been as drunk as skunks........
Passing around healthy heroin. Go figure.
Heroin is healthy enough. It is the lifestyle that ain't.
If I remember correctly morphine is pretty dandy stuff.
I think of it fondly sometimes but do not remember all that much.
Sorta like having your birthday everyday and talking to jesus at
the same time. Too bad you have to get all smashed up to get it.
They should change that.
tell us more of your happy days Longdan
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on November 25, 2012, 01:01:27 PM
and Id argue that the quality of life was much better then then it is now.
till you caught the runs in your 40s....
Just think: one trip to Taco Bell and its tits up for the kids.
Quote from: Windigo on November 26, 2012, 03:37:56 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on November 25, 2012, 01:01:27 PM
and Id argue that the quality of life was much better then then it is now.
till you caught the runs in your 40s....
just because you actually remember 1910 doesnt mean you have to be bitter about it.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on November 26, 2012, 04:05:28 PM
Quote from: Windigo on November 26, 2012, 03:37:56 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on November 25, 2012, 01:01:27 PM
and Id argue that the quality of life was much better then then it is now.
till you caught the runs in your 40s....
just because you actually remember 1910 doesnt mean you have to be bitter about it.
Holy crap... I don't think I was even a gleam in my great grandfathers eye when he saw your grandmom back then
^Touche. HA
Doun't touchy me.... touchy your wife