This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 1907.
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1907 :
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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 1907 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 the country for any reason.
[Wonder if we will also have to apologize for that one too?]
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 the
United States & Canada
Possibly the world, in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
IT STAGGERS THE MIND!
Posted by: No Rice Allowed
I'd go back for a day....Maybe two...
Posted by: LS1 Mopar Turbo
Amazing what 100 years can do!
Posted by: LS1JAY
Can you guys believe that the average life expectancy was only 47 years?
Posted by: No Rice Allowed
Quote:
Originally Posted by LS1JAY
Can you guys believe that the average life expectancy was only 47 years?
Yeah I can, diseases and viruses back then couldn't be stopped or slowed down like now...
Posted by: 1BadKia
It was 1962, and muscle cars were fast
To bad that was like 45 years ago lmao!
Posted by: StoneFox
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1BadKia
It was 1962, and muscle cars were fast
To bad that was like 45 years ago lmao!
Imports are for high school girls to drive as their first vehicle. kias especially.
Posted by: The OLE MAN
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1BadKia
It was 1962, and muscle cars were fast
To bad that was like 45 years ago lmao!
It's 2007 and a KIA is still a PIECE OF SHIT
The OLE MAN
Posted by: 1BadKia
Quote:
Originally Posted by StoneFox
Imports are for high school girls to drive as their first vehicle. kias especially.
Really? I see more girls driving mustangs and LT1's than imports, its probably because they cant afford imports.
Posted by: No Rice Allowed
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1BadKia
Really? I see more girls driving mustangs and LT1's than imports, its probably because they cant afford imports.
No, because most women have taste......Too bad none like you huh?
