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Thursday, August 13, 1903
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The Headlines
LABOR FIGHT TO A FINISH; Employers and Employes in Building Trades Draw the Lines. Each Faction in Mass Meeting Adopt Measures to Exclude Spies and Strengthen Forces for Long Conflict.
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Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
You Share a Birthday With
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
- Karl Liebknecht (1871)
- John Logie Baird (1888)
- Samuel de Champlain (1567)
- Richard Willstätter (1872)
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
44,857 days ago
(122 years, 327 days)