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Tuesday, February 3, 1903
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The Headlines
GOV. ODELL COMPELS OBEDIENCE IN SENATE; Capt. Dickey Confirmed Despite Senator Platt's Protests. Democrats Make a Bitter Fight, but Encounter a Solid Republican Majority -- Fighting Talk from a Platt Leader.
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Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830)
- Elizabeth Blackwell (1821)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Wright Flyer (Airplane), Windshield Wipers & Crayons.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
45,048 days ago
(123 years, 153 days)