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Thursday, July 16, 1903
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The Headlines
TWICE CONVICTED MAN INTERESTED FINANCIERS; Well-Known Men Helped Form Inter-State Trust Company. Leonard Imboden, Who Has a Crimi- nal Record, Figured as Promoter in Scheme Condemned by New Jersey Officials.
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Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796)
- Frits Zernike (1888)
- Clare of Assisi (1194)
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
44,885 days ago
(122 years, 355 days)