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Tuesday, September 29, 1903
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The Headlines
FUSION CANDIDATES ACCEPT NOMINATIONS; No Mention of Democratic Indorsement of Grout and Fornes. NOTIFIED AT MAYOR'S HOME Controller Said to Have Hinted That If Republicans Made Trouble He Would Leave Fusion Ticket.
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
44,810 days ago
(122 years, 280 days)