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Thursday, March 19, 1903

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The Headlines

MORE TROUBLE WITH TURKEY.; American Minister Said to be Getting Angry at the Delay in Obtaining an Audience of the Sultan.

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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

45,005 days ago

(123 years, 110 days)