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Sunday, June 10, 1900
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The Headlines
MAYOR ADMITS BIG ICE STOCK HOLDERS; Bought 5,000 Shares for $250,000 on $50,000 Margin. KNEW OF NO CITY CONTRACT Not His Province to Inquire Into the Ice Trust's Monopoly. His Testimony that He Was Influenced in His Purchase by President Morse and John F. Carroll Contradicted by Them -- Denials About Maine Trip.
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A Bird in a Gilded Cage
Harry Von Tilzer
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gustave Courbet (1819)
- Nicolaus Otto (1832)
- Hattie McDaniel (1893)
- Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani (940)
- André Derain (1880)
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
46,016 days ago
(126 years, 26 days)