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Tuesday, March 27, 1906
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The Headlines
ARCHBOLD TELLS FULLY ABOUT STANDARD OIL; And Attorney General Hadley Says a New Era Has Come. WHY ROCKEFELLER IS ABSENT Dislikes Cartoonists -- Hadley Won't Examine Him Privately -- Standard Lawyer for Federal Control. ARCHBOLD TELLS FULLY ABOUT STANDARD OIL
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You're a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Wilhelm Röntgen (1845)
- Gloria Swanson (1899)
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886)
- Eisaku Satō (1901)
- Heinrich Mann (1871)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
AM Radio Broadcasting, Victrola Phonograph & Sonar Concepts.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
43,900 days ago
(120 years, 100 days)