B
THE YEAR
1909
This
will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The
year is 1909.
One hundred years ago.
What a
difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for
the Year 1909 :
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The average
life expectancy was 47 years.
Fuel for this
car was sold in drug stores only
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 1909 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 iced 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 and
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.!
Plus one more
sad thought; 95 percent of the taxes we have now did not exist in
1909
1909
This
will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The
year is 1909.
One hundred years ago.
What a
difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for
the Year 1909 :
************ *********
*********
The average
life expectancy was 47 years.
Fuel for this
car was sold in drug stores only
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 1909 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 iced 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 and
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.!
Plus one more
sad thought; 95 percent of the taxes we have now did not exist in
1909