TO THE YEAR 1908
This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 1908.
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1908
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.
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.
An Accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A Dentist about $2,500 per year,
a Veterinarian about $4,000 per year,
and a Mechanical Engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95% of all births took place at HOME.
90% 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% 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.?
18% of households had at least
One full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders
in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !
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