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Friday, June 21, 1901
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The Headlines
SHIRT WAISTS IN COURT.; A St. Louis Judge to the Aid of Jury, Witnesses, and Counsel.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Blaze Away
Abe Holzmann
The must-have
Lionel Trains
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Leo IX (1002)
- Siméon Denis Poisson (1781)
- Machado de Assis (1839)
- Daniel D. Tompkins (1774)
- Max Wolf (1863)
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
45,641 days ago
(125 years, 16 days)