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Thursday, August 16, 1900
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The Headlines
THE ALLIES AT PEKING?
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A Bird in a Gilded Cage
Harry Von Tilzer
The must-have
Lionel Trains
On This Day
The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Zachary Taylor (1816)
- Gabriel Lippmann (1845)
- T. E. Lawrence (1888)
- Wilhelm Wundt (1832)
- John Bosco (1815)
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
45,949 days ago
(125 years, 324 days)