Thursday, September 14, 2017

The Year Was 1908 - Fun Facts









-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.
-Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
-The average wage in 1908 was 22 cents per hour.
-The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year
-More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME .
-Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
-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.
-Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea
-Hadn't been invented yet.
-There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
-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