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Thursday, October 18, 1906
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The Headlines
CENTRAL AND ITS AGENT GUILTY OF REBATING; Under This Verdict Each May Be Fined $120,000. ROAD MAKES NO DEFENSE Cannot Be Done Successfully, Counsel Says, in the Present State of Public Opinion.
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)
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
43,695 days ago
(119 years, 260 days)