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Thursday, October 8, 1903

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The Headlines

ANOTHER WHITE HOUSE CRANK.; Norwich Man Troubled with Visits from the Devil Pound Wandering in the Building.

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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

Catchphrases of 1903

  • The Great Train Robbery

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

44,801 days ago

(122 years, 271 days)