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Friday, July 27, 1906
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The Headlines
STORM'S HAVOC IN ST. LOUIS.; Lightning Starts Seven Fires -- Passenger Boat in Peril.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
You're a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
- Vladimir Korolenko (1853)
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
43,778 days ago
(119 years, 343 days)