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Saturday, February 14, 1903
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The Headlines
PREMIER BALFOUR TALKS.; The United States Should Curb South American Governments, He Says.
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Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
On This Day
The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
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You Share a Birthday With
- Babur (1483)
- C. T. R. Wilson (1869)
- Leon Battista Alberti (1404)
- Max Horkheimer (1895)
- Fritz Zwicky (1898)
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
45,037 days ago
(123 years, 142 days)