THE  YEAR 1908                 
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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.  

<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> 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  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Las  Vegas</st1:City>  , <st1:State w:st="on">Nevada</st1:State></st1:place>,  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  ! <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.A.</st1:place></st1:country-region>  !  
 
Now  I forwarded this from someone else without typing  
It  myself, and sent it to you and others all over  
Possibly  the world, in a matter of seconds!  

Try to imagine what it may be  like in another 100 years.
 
 IT  STAGGERS THE MIND!!!!!!!!!!!