The Year is 1922
One hundred years ago!
Very interesting for all ages.
This will boggle your mind!
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1922:
The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
The United States population as of July 1, 1922, was 110.05 million.
Fuel for cars was sold in drug stores only.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
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 1922 was 22 cents per hour.
The average US worker made between $200 and $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.
and, a mechanical engineer for 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 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…Many times it was a spinster Aunt, or an immigrant relative newly arrived in America.
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A
I loved this - wow so many things have changed. It is unbelievable!
ReplyDelete100 years doesn't seem that long anymore.
DeleteWow, this was my parents world.. What a totally different life it was then.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was my parents at very young ages and my grandparents for great parts of their lives.
DeleteInteresting isn't it? Mind you, decades later, I was paid 23 cents an hour for my first job here in Australia.
ReplyDeleteMy first babysitting job was 35 cents an hour.
DeleteA very interesting piece of information! Thanks, Annie.
ReplyDeleteI have to confess that I got this from Judy and Just Ask Judy.
DeleteMy mom was born in 1923
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
My mom was born in 1915 and my dad in 1914
DeleteSome of the prices seem very low, but if you factor inflation over 100 years, those things weren't all that cheap.
ReplyDeleteI just know that my grandfather used to always groan at prices recalling when he could get a dozen eggs for 10 cents.
DeleteWhat a eye opener!
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting wasn't it.
DeleteMine too.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, I saw ads in old newspapers touting beer as "good food".
ReplyDeleteWell I did hear once that beer makes good shampoo.
DeleteWow thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteA hundred years does not seem that far away anymore.
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