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Friday, July 5, 1901
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The Headlines
STRIKERS FIRE ROCKETS IN ATTACK ON FACTORY; New Use to Which Fourth-of-July Missiles May Be Put. Deputy Sheriff Had His Clothing Set on Fire, and Non-Union Laborers Sought Shelter Underneath the Benches.
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Blaze Away
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Lionel Trains
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
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
45,626 days ago
(125 years, 1 days)