THE YEAR 1908

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 :

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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.
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.!  
And organized  Barbershop didn't exist

Now  I forwarded this from someone else without typing
It (all) myself, and  sent it to you and others all over Canada & U.S.A
Possibly  the world, in a matter of seconds!

Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

IT STAGGERS THE MIND!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

from Marilyn^^