Saturday, January 23, 2010

What's So Great About the "Good Old Days?"

Looking back to 1909:

19% of homes had a bath tub
8% had telephones
8,000 cars on 144 miles of paved roads
Maximum speed limit in most cities 10 mph
Tallest structure in the world the Eiffel Tower
Average wage 22 cents an hour
Average worker earned $200-$400 a year
90% of doctors had no college degree
No Mother's or Father's Day
Only 6% of Americans had a high school diploma

This Was Either Good or Bad. I Don't Know. --Cooter

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