THE YEAR
1908
This will boggle your mind, I know it did
mine!
The year is 1908.
Only one hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some
statistics for the Year 1908 :
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The average life expectancy was 47
years.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a
bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a
telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144
miles of
paved roads in the USA.
The maximum speed limit in most
cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the
Eiffel Tower
The average wage in 1908 was 22 cents per
hour.
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per
year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per
year,
A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500
and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer 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 into
their country for any reason.
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 ice
tea
hadn't been
invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's
Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or
write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high
school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all
available over the counter at the 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? DUH! )
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. !
Now , I forwarded this
to you and
others all over the world, in a matter of
seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in
another 100 years.
IT STAGGERS THE
MIND!!!!!!!!!!!
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