100 years ago 1908, How times have changed!

[supercar1of1]

THE YEAR 1908



One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the USA 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. !


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

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







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[ChrisAZ]

If the beliefs about heroin had stayed the same imagine how the world would be. A lot less population for sure. We certainly would be less advanced. No wonder the average life expectancy was under 50.

 

[TheSickness]

I only hope to live long enough to hear the Pop heard round the world.....This is when the south collectively and in unison pull their heads from their Asses

 

[HOT RAM]

I only hope to live long enough to hear the Pop heard round the world.....This is when the south collectively and in unison pull their heads from their Asses

Bite me !

 

[Venom Power]

I only hope to live long enough to hear the Pop heard round the world.....This is when the south collectively and in unison pull their heads from their Asses

:laugh:LOLOLOLOL

 

[Ram From Hell]

If the beliefs about heroin had stayed the same imagine how the world would be. A lot less population for sure. We certainly would be less advanced. No wonder the average life expectancy was under 50.

Yeah, but who'd need Prozac?:dontknow:

 

[Cudajon]

I only hope to live long enough to hear the Pop heard round the world.....This is when the south collectively and in unison pull their heads from their Asses

and secede from Obamanation?

 

[ZCx]

Bite me !

yeah bite him also to

 

[supercar1of1]

I only hope to live long enough to hear the Pop heard round the world.....This is when the south collectively and in unison pull their heads from their Asses

Since the South is mostly Damn Yankees, Democrats, and foreigners nowadays, I would have to agree.





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[TNVIPER]

Bite me !

Hell...if it wasnt for the south there wouldnt be a north....so KMA...

 

[bigike]

To Quote Hank Jr...................."If the South would've won we'd have had it maid"

 

[TheSickness]

The south would have never won the war no matter what.....They couldn't get the slaves to do their work for them.....Thus the under ground railroad. Where they volunteered and kicked some Hillbilly ass Paybacks are a Bitch :marchmellow:

 

[bigike]

Slavery wasn't what the war was really about, it was a diff way of government state run. I'm glad it turned out the way it did though. Now you get to set on a high horse and look down on every post you don't concur with LOL:marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: