1908

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The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14% of homes had a bathtub.
Only 8% of homes had a telephone.
There were 8,000 motorized vehicles and 144 miles of paved roads.
The speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest man made structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
The average hourly wage was $.22 an hour.
The average annual wage was between $200 and $400.
A certified public accountant made $2,000 a year while a dentist made $2,500, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 and a mechanical engineer made $5,000.
95% of all births happened in the parents home.
90% of all doctors had no college education but some of that percentage went to medical schools of which the majority were condemned by the government to be 'substandard.'
Sugar was $.04 a pound.
Most women washed their hair once a month and used an egg and Borax a their shampoo.
Canada banned poor people by law from entering the country for any reason.
The five leading causes of death were;
1) pneumonia or the flu
2) tuberculosis
3) diarrhea
4) heart deseases
5) stroke
There were 45 stars on the flag.
LasVegas had a population of 30 according to its most recent cencus.
Mothers Day and Fathers Day didn't exist.
20% of the population of America couldn't read or write.
Only 6% of the people graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were perscription drugs at the local drug store and heroine was prescribed to regulate stomach and bowels.
18% of all American homes had full time servants.
There was 230 "reported" murders for the year in the entire nation
America's "Net Worth" was $30.3 billion. That includes property value and the assets on that property within Americas borders.
The American National Budget was $8 hundred thousand while our "National Debt" which included the debt of the individual States was $5.8 million owed outside of the American borders. The democratically elected governments of America owed over 7 times more than Congress had budgeted for the year.