frogtog Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 >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 USA 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 EiffelTower! > >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 co st 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 usedBorax or egg yolks >for shampoo. > >Canada passed a law th at 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 Quote
Super User Redlinerobert Posted June 22, 2008 Super User Posted June 22, 2008 I can't even begin to fathom what the next 100 years will bring. Quote
RobbyZ5001 Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 You know it's funny you mentioned this stuff. Just last week I had irregular bowels, and thought to myself "If only I had some heroin". Quote
CJ Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Interesting facts frogtog. Diarrhea was a leading cause of death? Well I guess people could have died from having heat strokes in the out house? :-? Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted June 22, 2008 Super User Posted June 22, 2008 You know it's funny you mentioned this stuff. Just last week I had irregular bowels, and thought to myself "If only I had some heroin". LMAO.... Quote
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