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Sunday, August 30, 1903
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The Headlines
HEINZE WINS IN THE GREAT MONTANA FIGHT; Court Decides Nipper Case in His Favor and Against Clark. A BATTLE OF MILLIONAIRES Has Furnished Spectacle of Bribery, Bulldozing, and Corruption of Judiciary Seldom Seen.
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Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
You Share a Birthday With
- Ernest Rutherford (1871)
- Mary Shelley (1797)
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
- Jacques-Louis David (1748)
- Theodor Svedberg (1884)
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
44,840 days ago
(122 years, 310 days)