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Wednesday, June 17, 1903
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The Headlines
HEPPNER'S GREAT LOSS BY FLOOD CONFIRMEB; The Number of Dead Between 300 and 500. Thrilling Incidents of the Catastrophe -- A Horseman Gave Lexington Warning and Saved Many Lives.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
44,914 days ago
(123 years, 19 days)