Feejer/Weejer man
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1908 FORD Model R - Show this
to your children and grandchildren
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 10mph.
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 myself, and sent it to you and others all
over Canada & U.S.A
Possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another
100 years.
to your children and grandchildren
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 :
************ ********* ********* ******
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 10mph.
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 myself, and sent it to you and others all
over Canada & U.S.A
Possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another
100 years.
