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Saturday, March 9, 1901
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The Headlines
TERMS OFFERED TO BOERS; De Wet and Steyn Said to Be Excluded from the Amnesty. Cape Rebels Also to Suffer -- Belief That the Armstice Has Been Extended and That Botha Will Surrender on Monday.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
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Abe Holzmann
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Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
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Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Transatlantic Radio Signal, Vacuum Cleaner & Meccano.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
45,744 days ago
(125 years, 119 days)