EITHER YOUR PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS WERE LIVING DURING THIS TIME - PERIOD. THE YEAR IS 1915
This will boggle your mind!
The year is 1915 "One hundred & two years ago"... What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1915:
The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for cars was sold in chemists only.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bath.
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 British wage in 1915 was £15 per year!
A competent accountant could expect to earn £800 per year.
A dentist £900 per year.
A vet between £600 and £900 per year.
And, a mechanical engineer about £2000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at home
Ninety percent of all Doctors had no university education!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard."
Sugar cost two pence a pound.
Eggs were 10 pence a dozen.
Coffee was five pence 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.. Diarrhoea
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 British pupils went to university.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at local corner chemists.
Back then chemists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach, 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.! In 2014 this figure had risen to 14,249.
In the UK the murder rate in 1915 was 1420. In 2015 it was 537. ( Perhaps we are doing something right )
Can you imagine how things might be in further 100 years from now ?
Seems an odd mix or US and UK stats.
I suspect also a mix of truths, half-truths and outright lies.
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 07 December 2017, 09:50 AM
Seems an odd mix or US and UK stats.
I suspect also a mix of truths, half-truths and outright lies.
Really?? I would say most of that was pretty damn accurate. From what i know of history anyway.
If I went back in time 100 years I would be a mechanical engineer. How does one build a time machine.
Come to NZ that should take you back about 10 years. :hat:
That can't be true Oz is at least 10 years behind the UK :stir:
Quaint, is the word you're looking for to categorise NZ in comparison to the rest of the world, Irish.
A mate is just back from Invercargill he loved it, was down there for a dirt sidecar meet. Weather was good. He was doing some doughnuts on the Fastest Indian beach he couldnt believe how tight the sand was.
They get a good turnout of dirt sidecars down south.
Went to the Burt Munro in 2012. The speedway with sidecars I thought was the best meeting. Good crowd of spectators too.
mentioned Barmys post to a workmate today. he asked if i knew all this stuff because i was there. smart arse. :smile2:
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 07 December 2017, 07:11 PM
mentioned Barmys post to a workmate today. he asked if i knew all this stuff because i was there. smart arse. :smile2:
:coffeescreen: :clapping:
There's an interesting analysis of the stats here:
https://gizmodo.com/this-viral-list-about-1915-is-full-of-lies-1750330886
Seems like some of it is right, other bits not so much. In particular, 230 murders for the entire US seems suspiciously low.
100 yrs ago, a radium suppository was sold, also a radium sack to put under testicles at night. add said would cure all ills, add libido. have a google.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 07 December 2017, 08:57 PM
100 yrs ago, a radium suppository was sold, also a radium sack to put under testicles at night. add said would cure all ills, add libido. have a google.
Not sure about it curing all ills and increasing libido..Probably make your balls glow in the dark though :happy1:
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Thursday, 07 December 2017, 04:53 PM
That can't be true Oz is at least 10 years behind the UK :stir:
Then your time machine is to learn from the UK and NOT to copy it !!