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Tuesday, March 17, 1903

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The Headlines

BURDICK MURDER INQUEST CONTINUED; Dr. Marcy, the Family Physician, Tells of Finding the Body. Suggested Suicide to Protect the Fam- ily -- Dead Man's Daughter Tells Her Story -- Cabmen Examined.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider

Eddie Leonard

The must-have

Crayola Crayons

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead

Aristocrat

capitalmy wordbally

Working Class

gadzooksblimeychump

Catchphrases of 1903

  • The Great Train Robbery

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

45,007 days ago

(123 years, 112 days)