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Sunday, July 28, 1901

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The Headlines

INS AND OUTS OF BRITISH POLITICS; Mr. Balfour's Idea of the Opposi- tion Shown to be Exaggerated. MINISTRY'S NARROW ESCAPE King's Title and the Coronation Oath to be Settled at Once. Lord Salisbury Explains the Change in the Oath -- Interesting Phases of the Protestant Side by Well-Known Churchmen.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Blaze Away

Abe Holzmann

The must-have

Lionel Trains

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead

Aristocrat

capitalmy wordbally

Working Class

gadzooksblimeychump

Catchphrases of 1901

  • Good to the last drop

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

45,604 days ago

(124 years, 344 days)