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Thursday, January 9, 1902
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The Headlines
NEW ROCHELLE NOW A MOURNING CITY; Grief Reigns in Many Homes, Pity in Others. CARE FOR VICTIMS' FRIENDS Mingled with the Sorrow Is a Sentiment of Indignation -- A Town Meeting May Condemn the Railroad.
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Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
Hughie Cannon
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You Share a Birthday With
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Pope Gregory XV (1554)
- John B. Watson (1879)
- Josemaría Escrivá (1902)
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
45,438 days ago
(124 years, 178 days)