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We hope you enjoy this blast from the past – and become grateful for the present.

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:

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The average life expectancy was 47 years.

Fuel for 1909 Ford Model R car was sold in drug …