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THE YEAR IS 1909 - A Comparison One Century Later
Written by Ernest Hancock Subject: History1909 Ford Model
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Show this to your
friends, children and/or grandchildren!
THE YEAR IS
1909
This will boggle your mind, I know
it did mine!
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The year is
1909.
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1909:
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1909:
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The average life expectancy for men was
47 years.
Fuel for this car was sold in drug
stores only.
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 US wage in 1909 was 22 cents
per hour.
The average US 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 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.
The Five leading
causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
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 iced
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 and
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'.
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. !
Plus one more sad thought .... 95
percent of the taxes we have now did not exist in 1909.
I am now going to forward this to
someone else without typing it myself.
From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
IT STAGGERS THE
MIND