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Wednesday, December 12, 1906
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The Headlines
HUNGERED 5 DAYS; SAVED.; Crew and Captain's Wife of a Disabled Schooner Saved.
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
- Gustave Flaubert (1821)
- Edvard Munch (1863)
- Alfred Werner (1866)
- Edward G. Robinson (1893)
- Karl Bryullov (1799)
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
43,641 days ago
(119 years, 206 days)