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Saturday, February 1, 1902
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The Headlines
SAYS THE BOERS STILL DEMAND INDEPENDENCE; Leyds Declares Their Prospects More Hopeful than Ever. First Dutch Chamber Discusses Seizure of Ambulance -- Great Britain Said to Have Declined Holland's Offer.
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Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
Hughie Cannon
The must-have
Teddy Bear
You Share a Birthday With
- Clark Gable (1901)
- John Ford (1894)
- Langston Hughes (1902)
- Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884)
- Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874)
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
45,415 days ago
(124 years, 155 days)