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On the date

Tuesday, May 26, 1903

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The Headlines

SEEKS PERPETUAL ALIMONY.; Mrs. Cunard, Remarried, Wants Payments of Divorced Husband, E.M. Padelford, Continued.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider

Eddie Leonard

The must-have

Crayola Crayons

On This Day

  • Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians until World War II, is founded.

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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

44,937 days ago

(123 years, 42 days)