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Wednesday, August 5, 1903
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The Headlines
SCHWAB RESIGN AS STEEL TRUST HEAD; Is Succeeded in the Presidency by W. E. Corey. NEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE Retiring Official Declares that at the Solicitation of J. P. Morgan He Continued Long After He Wished to Quit Because of Ill-Health.
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
44,865 days ago
(122 years, 335 days)