VOL 1366 - Oct 19, 2014 - Strange Facts About 1909 vs Today!

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Today's Featured Humor : -) - Strange Facts About 1909 vs Today!

Hard to believe it was only 100 years ago. Show this to your children and grandchildren:

1909 FORD Model R

THE YEAR 1909

This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!

The year is 1909, one hundred years ago, what a difference a century makes!

Here are some statistics for the Year 1909!

" 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 in Paris.

" The average wage in 1909 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.

" 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 had not 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...?

" 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'm forwarding this to someone else without typing it myself.

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

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