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Wednesday, July 16, 1902
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The Headlines
SENATOR HANNA'S SCHEME.; Agitating a Cheap Street Railway Fare in Cleveland to Defeat Mayor Tom L. Johnson.
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Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
Hughie Cannon
The must-have
Teddy Bear
You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796)
- Frits Zernike (1888)
- Clare of Assisi (1194)
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
45,251 days ago
(123 years, 356 days)