Interesting Trivia from 1910

Tonight we are continuing our trivia facts from 1910. These things occurred 100 years ago and it is interesting to see what life was like then versus now.




Regarding medicines in 1910, marijuana, heroin and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. I bet there are a bunch of people today that would LOVE to have that available to them now...



The pharmacists claimed that heroin cleared the complexion (to say nothing of the brain..), it gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is a "perfect guardian of health". Really? They must have been partaking of the heroin too...



Did you know in 1910 18% of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help?





There were about 230 reported murders in the entire United States. That would be really nice now.





Traveling medicine shows were becoming a spectacle and making their way westward. It was the only entertainment one could get living in a rural part of the United States. These medicine show quacks would do anything to sell cocaine filled snake oils, useless liniments, beer-filled Kickapoo cures and the most exciting part of the show...Painless Tooth Extractions!! Yeah, right, the only painless tooth extraction was the one where you were unconscious...





Lastly, on May 18, 1910 Halley's Comet was visible. At the time, thousands took to their roofs huddling for comfort and praying for salvation. Many people believed that the end of the world was near. The tabloids discussed the catastrophic effects that Halley's Comet would have on the earth's atmosphere which is what caused many people to panic.





Many scientists were excited about this opportunity to improve their study of astronomy. By late 1909, several of the world's major observatories were preparing for the appearance of Halley's Comet.





Aren't you glad you don't have these things to worry about now?

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Until tomorrow...