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Saturday, October 26, 1901

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The Headlines

MORE THAN TWENTY FIREMEN OVERCOME; Had a Desperate Battle with Flames in Park Place. Blinded by Smoke and Dense Fumes the Men Were Stunned and Made Ill -- The Loss Not Heavy.

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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

45,514 days ago

(124 years, 254 days)