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Thursday, December 5, 1901

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The Headlines

THREE VIRGINIANS SHOT BY A NEW YORK MAN; Herbert Marks Had Been Accused of Insulting Miss Taylor. The Girl's Uncle, with Two Friends, Went to Marks's House to Chastise Him -- Two Killed, the Other Likely to Die.

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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

45,473 days ago

(124 years, 213 days)