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Tuesday, January 16, 1900
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The Headlines
WILL OF SAMUEL DANA GREENE.; A Small Estate Is Left Aside from Insurance of $20,000.
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A Bird in a Gilded Cage
Harry Von Tilzer
The must-have
Lionel Trains
On This Day
The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Vittorio Alfieri (1749)
- John C. Breckinridge (1821)
- Franz Brentano (1838)
- Ismail Qemali (1844)
- Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Kodak Brownie Camera, Zeppelin Airships & Escalators.
Style of 1900
Silhouette: S-bend corset and pouter pigeon chest
Material: Lace, silk, and heavy wool
- Gibson Girl hair
- Parasols
- High collars
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
46,161 days ago
(126 years, 171 days)