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Thursday, July 5, 1900
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The Headlines
COMMITTEE CONTEST ON RATIO; The 16 to 1 Proposition Is Debated at Great Length -- Committee Likely to Make Two Reports.
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
45,991 days ago
(126 years, 1 days)