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Wednesday, February 28, 1900
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The Headlines
A BIG TELEPHONE COMBINE; Rival of the Bell Company Gets the Erie Plant. WAS LARGEST BELL SYSTEM Operates in Eight States, and Has 250,000 Miles of Wire, 80,000 of It's Long Distance.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
Harry Von Tilzer
The must-have
Lionel Trains
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
46,118 days ago
(126 years, 128 days)