BIG CHANGES IN LIFE–HUMAN NATURE REMAINS THE SAME

                          The year is 1915 . One hundred years ago

                           What a difference a century makes!

The average life-expectancy for men was 47 years

Fuel for cars was sold in drug stores

Only 14% of homes had a bathtub

Only 8% of homes had a telephone

The maximum speed 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

More than 95% of births took place at home

Ninety percent of all doctors had no college education. They attended so-called medical schools which were condemned by government as substandard

Sugar cost 4 cents a pound-eggs 14 cents a dozen-coffee 15 cents a pound

Most women washed their hair once a month, and used Borax and egg yolks for Shampoo.

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering the country

The five leading cause of death were Pneumonia and Influenza-Tuberculosis-Diarrhea-Heart Disease-Stroke

Population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30

Crossword Puzzles, canned beer did not exist

There was no Mother`s and Father`s day

Two out of 10 adults could not read

Marijuana, Heroin and Morphine were sold over the counter in drugstores

I cannot imagine the changes in 100 years

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