THE YEAR 1909

[Bigdaddy]

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 :
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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 theEiffel Tower!

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, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births took place atHOME.

Ninety percent of all doctors hadNO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
Were condemned in the pressANDthe 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.

Canadapassed 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. !


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

[Uncle Steve]

   to bad we won't be here to see it ,but the next person like us will be righting about the things of our time ,, maybe better ,,maybe worst ,,???  then we'll be blowing there minds 

[Ranger Dave]

history  repeting it self again.  everyone  making  400.00  dollars a  yr  again 

[KORNBREAD]

history  repeting it self again.  everyone  making  400.00  dollars a  yr  again 

.  HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[mudbrat71]

history  repeting it self again.  everyone  making  400.00  dollars a  yr  again 

i want my raise then

[woody11769]

dont know about 1909 i just wanna bring back the 80's lol   ohhhh the memories ok the few hazey one i can rember

[Krush224]

my house was built in 1909, built them to last back then! Support beams in the bastment still have bark on them!

[Bo Duke]

Thats crazy how fast stuff moves...