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Friday, March 1, 1901
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The Headlines
TO CENSOR ADVERTISEMENTS.; Bill in Illinois Prohibits False Announcements as to Value and Quality of Goods.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Blaze Away
Abe Holzmann
The must-have
Lionel Trains
On This Day
The Australian Army is formed.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Frédéric Chopin (1810)
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892)
- Oskar Kokoschka (1886)
- Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456)
- 6th Dalai Lama (1683)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Transatlantic Radio Signal, Vacuum Cleaner & Meccano.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
45,752 days ago
(125 years, 127 days)