Memory Lane

VERY INTERESTING READ. A little over 100 years ago.

Remarkably interesting for all ages. This will boggle your mind. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics from 1920:

• The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
• Fuel for cars was sold in drug stores only.
• Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
• The average US wage in 1920 was 22 cents per hour.
• The average US worker made $200 to $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. 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 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 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 bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health!" (Shocking?)
• 18% 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 will now forward this to others without having typed it myself and it will travel around the world in a matter of seconds.

We've come a long way... or have we?