Here’s how the conditions in rural farm life and urban city life can be categorized for the late 1800s:
RURAL FARM:
- cleaner living conditions and fresher air
- no electricity, telegraph or telephone services
- long travel to get to a post office
URBAN CITY:
- more structures built closer together
- better economic opportunities
- factories hiring lots of workers
- children working long hours like adults
Conditions that could go under both headings:
- children working long hours like adults (in cities and sometimes on farms during peak seasons)