100 Years Ago Today - January 15, 1913

100 Years Ago Today - January 15, 1913

Learn about what happened 100 years ago today on January 15, 1913.br br What was the world like in 1913? Hi this is Matt and here are 5 New York Times headlines from January 15th, 1913.br br Number 5: If you were a millionaire in 1913 and were thinking of donating money, the Prohibition Party had some recommendations. Its National Chairman wanted you to give that money to stamp out liquor traffic instead of funding the Y.M.C.A. or local libraries. br br Number 4: Ostrich feathers were in fashion and high demand that year. So much that there weren’t enough workers to distribute the product fast enough to buyers.br br Number 3: Looking for a new car in 1913? According to a large ad by the Haynes Automobile Company, you needed just $1785 for a fully equipped 4-cylinder automobile. How much did you pay for your new car?br br Number 2: Multi-millionaire Harry K. Thaw, who was known for killing the world-renowned architect, Stanford White, received a phonograph or record player from his mother while incarcerated. Along with 100 records, an employee of the manufacturer delivered it, unpacked it and showed the wealthy prisoner how to use it.br br Number 1: Seems as though mother-in-law’s were driving marriages apart 100 years ago, too. A Supreme Court judge in Brooklyn made a ruling that mother-in-law’s can have no say whatsoever regarding the management and control of the home and if the mother makes discord or interferes, even at her son’s request, the wife has the right to leave her husband and require support from him elsewhere.


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Uploaded: 2013-01-16

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