Enlightening, it caused me to think and I thought of a few more things that wasn't: Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, Central Heating, Helicopters, TV, Stereo, Portable or Cell phones, Veterans (or Armistice) Day holiday, Air Lines, Computers, and Day Care Centers as most Moms job taking care of the kids at home. I love the joke about the MD that went into a Drug Store near his office and asked for some cold Lemonade. The clerk seeing the sweat on the Doctor's brow, asked, "These hot days gettin' to ya', Doc?" "Tain't the hot days this time of year that's doin' it. It's the cold nights last winter that's the problem," the Doc replied. Gerry -----Original Message----- From: ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Birthsmile@aol.com Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:07 AM To: NY-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NY-IRISH] Fwd: FW: 1909 FORD MODEL R In a message dated 10/29/2009 4:22:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bbeach@tiogaopp.org writes: 100 Years Ago................. 1909 FORD MODEL R Show this to your children and/or grandchildren 1909 FORD Model R THE YEAR 1909 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1909. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 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,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? ) 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.! Now I'm forwarding this to someone else without typing it myself. >From there, it can be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of seconds! What will it be like in another 100 years? IT STAGGERS THE IMAGINATION! ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message