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Friday, May 23, 1902
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The Headlines
NEWARK'S KOSHER MEAT WAR.; Jews Being Unable to Get Chickens Killed, Fish and Eggs Are at a Premium.
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
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- Otto Lilienthal (1848)
- Hans Frank (1900)
- Philip I of France (1052)
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
45,304 days ago
(124 years, 44 days)