In 1912, the average annual wage for a public school teacher was$507. Railroad employees made about $662 per year, and lumberworkers made around $530 per year. The annual inco…me for a printerwas $667 in 1912. (MORE)
1912 was like they had no roads they did not have highways til 1916 they had dirt roads they drove carraiges well the horses did. They wore pilgram and top hats they got whipp…ed if they got something wrong in school or stand in the corner with a hat that siad dunce. When they went outside if they were miss behaving the neighbor would beat them then they would tell there mom or dad then they would get spanken again. The buildings are small and shops are small. (MORE)
China becomes a republic , Sun Yat-sen becomes President. The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage (in April) Christian X becomes King od Denmark after Frederick VIII's death…. Taisho becomes Emperor of Japan after Mutsuhito's death. Treaty of Lausanne: the war between Italy and Turkey ends. The Serbs invade Northern Albania and reach the Adriatic Sea. An armisticeis signed which temporarily ends all the wars in the Balkans. (MORE)
There were seven major inventions that took place in 1912. Theywere as follows: the zipper, the electric blanket, slot cars,Belgian chocolates, the traffic light, and the pent…athlon. (MORE)
Women's fashion was generally very fancy, and did not expose a lotof skin, in 1912. Colors used would have been dainty, delicatepastels on long dresses with tight waists.
Possibly. In the American Civil War, both sides had snipers using scoped rifles. If armies did not have snipers in 1912, it was not because sniping was not yet invented.
For the fashionable ladies, this was a time of ankle-length skirts, parasols, and large broad-brimmed hats. Women also tended to wear a stiff girdle underneath. This meant tha…t you could not comfortably sit in a chair; women perched on the edge of the seat, instead. Look at pictures of the period, and this is what you see. Skirts were long, even when playing tennis. In fact, a woman's free hand when playing tennis (the one not holding the racquet) was supposed to hike the skirt so as not to trip! Practicality was not the issue. The point was to show off that your husband had a comfortable income, and that you didn't have to work. (MORE)