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THE YEAR 1908
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."
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.!
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Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years!!.
IT STAGGERS THE MIND!!!!!!!!!!!
"Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference." .... "Life Is a Coin: You Can Spend It Anyway You Wish, But You Can Only Spend It Once."
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Thanks for sharing this .... i love History and likes to know more .. wow very amazing way to live way so different way we are living nowdays .
It is very interesiting to read all of those !! 
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| POSTED BY: JaVu on 08/27/2008 00:09:32 |
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Thanks for post this... my grandson loves old cars.... |
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sweetfairy wrote:
Thanks for sharing this .... i love History and likes to know more .. wow very amazing way to live way so different way we are living nowdays .
It is very interesiting to read all of those !!
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yes it sure very interesting story about the old year and now big different oh boy and now the next 100 yrs later what will it look like  we wont be able to see it  hugs , SGG
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AngelSnowGalz wrote:
WOW that so good story about long time ago
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yes its true sis glad you back hugs ilu , SGG
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JaVu wrote:
Thanks for post this... my grandson loves old cars....
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kewl i love old cars but my son not he like fancy low rider with fancy wheel RME  oh well he just kid ha welcome jacey hugs , SGG
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This is very interesting to see the differences of 1908 compared to today's life. Thank you for sharing this.  |
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Loveskygal wrote:
my grand parent gave me a ride not like this older car, shoot! it was nice of giving me a ride so cool! ehh.. I know many years ago, DR had no MA/BA degrees at this time ages..
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Right,My granddaddy was graduated from College only 2 years For Teacher in Education and Business for Insurance Sell House long times ago. He was not earn much money from Teacher in Education then quit and join Chief Staff in Coal Mines at Pennsylvania more money and also worked two jobs.....Sell Insurance for House and Coal Mines Staff long times ago. |
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SpookyGal wrote:
This is very interesting to see the differences of 1908 compared to today's life. Thank you for sharing this.
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you are very welcome 
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