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 :
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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.  !  
And organized  Barbershop didn't exist


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

IT  STAGGERS THE MIND!!!!!!!!!!!