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 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.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used egg yolks for shampoo.
The population of Las Vegas was only 30 people.
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.
18% of households had a full-time servant or domestic help.
I am so glad I live in the 20th century. Heavenly Father knew the exact time to send me to this earth.
I wouldn't have survived in 1908...
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