Thread: The year 1909

Ahh!! The good old days! I got this in an email and thought I would share with you all.

Enjoy!


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 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 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
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. !

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
Entering into their country for any reason.

And now they let anyone in...except maybe us conservatives!

you forgot that gold was selling for 77s. 9 7/8d on the London Exchange and then collapsed... and did not get back to the glorious level until 1914!

Wouldn't mind having the same murder-rate this days!

Very interesting. Life was much much simpler then. I often wish it still was.

Where did you get the list?

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores.

JMS


***Well, Mark...Marijuana, heroin, and morphine are all available on many corners NOW.

And this beautiful baby was already an antique.

Originally Posted by Blade Wielder

Where did you get the list?

In an email.

Everything is relative to your vantage point in time.

In 100 years people will look back to 2009 and say wow life was simple and cheap and whatever happened to Florida once the ice melted and it was overrun by 30 feet of oceanwater. And remember people in 1909 could look back to 1809 and think of themselves as being high tech.