Activities
What led to jobs being done faster in a shorter work week?
The use of machines
Samuel Lanhorne Clemens/Mark Twain
What was America's 1st department?
Marshall field of Chicago
Who was the owner of the New York World newspaper?
Joseph Pulitzer
What did Susan B. Anothony say about bicycling?
She said it gave women freedom and independence
How many copies did Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst sell each day?
1 million copies each day
When were mail order catologues introduced?
In the late 1800s
Who was the owner of the New York Morning Journal and the San Francisco Examiner?
William Randolph Hearst
Where did people listen to boxing matches?
In Barbershops and Hotel lobbies.
What did P.T. Barnum and Anthony Bailey advertise their circus as?
'Greatest Show on Earth'
As shopping increased, so too did what?
Advertising
What was the school of philosophical thought developed in the 1870s?
Pragmatism
What year was the National League?
1876
What offered song, dance, juggling and slapstick comedy?
Vaudeville
What system was used to meet an increase in the mail-order business, by bring packages directly to people's houses?
Rural free delivery RFD
What was a system that brought packages directly to homes?
Rural free delivery. RFD
Where was the first Ferris wheel located?
Chicago.
Who used realism to portray life as it really lived?
Thomas Eakins
What made Retail shopping grow in certain areas?
Public Transportation
What was a school of painting that featured urban life and working people with gritty reaism?
Ashcan School