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!

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.
!

(Mainly
because there was a firearm of some sort in almost every home!  An armed society
is a POLITE society!!)

This was how “backward” we were in 1909.   The only thing we have done to add to quality of life since then is antibiotics and no-shatter windshields.