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Thursday, August 25, 1904
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The Headlines
LENGTH OF TRAINS LIMITED.; New Haven Road Will Hereafter Haul but Ten Coaches.
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Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis
Kerry Mills
The must-have
Land's Lord (Precursor to Monopoly)
On This Day
Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Liaoyang begins.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845)
- Charles Richet (1850)
- Hans Krebs (biochemist) (1900)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Offset Printing Press, Vacuum Diode Tube & Teabags.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
44,480 days ago
(121 years, 315 days)