Contributed by Dave Jensen

No we haven't had any inflation!!

 
INTERESTING FACTS FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT:
 
Imagine that the third cause of death in 1914 was DIARRHEA and you could buy HEROIN at the drug store.

   1914  Ford Model T
 
 

THE  YEAR IS 1914

This  will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! 
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The year is 1914  --- One hundred years ago. What a  difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year  1914:
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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 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 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!" ( Shocking? )

 
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.