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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
>
> 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!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
> 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
>
> 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!!!!!!!!!!!
>