What a Difference 100 Years Makes!

What a Difference 100 Years Makes! A friend of mine sent me this very interesting information - Enjoy and I hope it makes you think of what the next 100 years might bring!

If you're like me, this will boggle your mind. The year is 1909 - a mere 100 years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1909 :

Average life expectancy: 47 years

Percentage of homes with a bathtub: just 14 percent

Percentage of homes with a telephone: only 8 percent

Total number of cars in America: 8,000

Miles of paved roads: 144

Maximum speed limit in most cities: 10 mph

Tallest structure in the world: the Eiffel Tower at 990 feet
(For reference, the Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall.)

Average Annual Earnings

+ Average wage: 22 CENTS per hour

+ Average salary worker's annual earnings: between $200 and $400 per YEAR

+ Amount a competent accountant could expect to earn: $2,000/year

+ Average dentist's salary: $2,500/year

+ Average veterinarian's salary: Between $1,500 and $4,000/year

+ Average mechanical engineer's salary: about $5,000/year

Percentage of births that took place at HOME: more than 95 percent.

Percentage of doctors who had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION: 90 percent!
(Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned by the press AND the government as "substandard."

Cost of sugar: 4 cents/pound

Cost of eggs: 14 cents/dozen

Cost of coffee: 15 cents/pound

How often most women washed their hair: once a month
(And they used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.)

Five leading causes of death:

1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke

Number of stars on the American flag: 45

Population of Las Vegas: only 30!!

Percentage of literate adults: 80 percent

Percentage of Americans who graduated from high school: 6 percent

Percentage of households with at least one full-time servant: 18 percent

Number of murders reported in the ENTIRE country: 230

Things available over-the-counter at the local corner drugstore: marijuana, heroin, and morphine
(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.")

Things that hadn't yet been invented: Crossword puzzles, canned beer, Mother's/Father's Day, and ice tea

Some of this stuff is interesting; other things are mind-blowing. Now, just for fun, try to imagine what life might be like in another 100 years! Flying cars? Liquid nutrition? Teleporting?

Send your thoughts, ideas, pictures. I'd love to hear what you're thinking!

Anna Banana

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