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Tuesday, April 21, 1903
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The Headlines
WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT ABOUT TO REMARRY; Justice Giegerich Modifies Divorce Decree to Permit. The Ceremony Arranged for To-mor- row in Paris -- Countess Fabbricotti and a Mrs. Ingraham Men- tioned as Bride-to-Be.
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Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
You Share a Birthday With
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
- Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774)
- Paul Karrer (1889)
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
44,971 days ago
(123 years, 76 days)