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Sunday, September 14, 1902
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The Headlines
VENEZUELA REBELS WIN; Sixty Government Troops Killed and Many Wounded in Battle. Insurgents Capture More Towns and Are Marching On La Guayra -- The Government's Offer of Amnesty.
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Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
Hughie Cannon
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Teddy Bear
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769)
- Francisco de Quevedo (1580)
- al-Ma'mun (768)
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486)
- Margaret Sanger (1879)
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
45,190 days ago
(123 years, 295 days)