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It was a much different time, indeed. The speed limit was 10 mph, coffee was 16 cents a pound, and apparently bears looked like beavers…
Here’s a list of facts from the world when it was 1908, the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.
1. The average life expectancy was 47 years.
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2. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
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3. Sugar cost 4 cents a pound.
4. Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
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5. Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
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6. There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.
7. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores.
