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Friday, February 21, 1902
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The Headlines
THE VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA.; Committee of Prominent Citizens Appointed to Entertain the Prince.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
Hughie Cannon
The must-have
Teddy Bear
You Share a Birthday With
- Peter III of Russia (1728)
- Jeanne Calment (1875)
- Sacha Guitry (1885)
- John Henry Newman (1801)
- Henrik Dam (1895)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Air Conditioner, Hearing Aids & Lie Detector (Polygraph).
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
45,396 days ago
(124 years, 136 days)