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Friday, February 28, 1902
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT UNMOVED BY TILLMAN INCIDENT; Has Not Abandoned Trip to Charleston on That Account. Withdrawn Invitation to Sword Presentation Unnoticed -- Mr. Roosevelt's Attitude Toward the Senator Approved.
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
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
45,388 days ago
(124 years, 128 days)