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Wednesday, January 25, 1905

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The Headlines

DEMAND IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE LACOMBE; Law Firm Charges That He Violated Oath of Office. OUTGROWTH OF OLD SUIT Allegation That in Case of Dubois Against New York, Judge Showed Prejudice Against Plaintiff.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

In My Merry Oldsmobile

Gus Edwards

The must-have

Land's Lord (Precursor to Monopoly)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead

Aristocrat

capitalmy wordbally

Working Class

gadzooksblimeychump

Catchphrases of 1905

  • E=mc2

Tech Check

Jukebox, Silencers & Novocain.

Cost of Living (1900)

Loaf of Bread

$0.05

Gallon of Gas

$0.10

Average Home

$3,200

New Car

$1,000

Time Elapsed

44,326 days ago

(121 years, 161 days)