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Tuesday, October 17, 1905
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The Headlines
REGISTRATION 20,000 LARGER THAN IN 1903; Total for the City is 647,089 -- A Loss in This Borough. OTHERS SHOW LARGE GAINS One Manhattan District, the 23d, Shows a Gain of 2,000 Over 1903 Figures.
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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
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
44,062 days ago
(120 years, 262 days)