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Friday, August 2, 1907

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The Headlines

LEADERS FOR HUGHES FOR THE PRESIDENCY; Only Roosevelt Himself as a Candidate Could Change Sentiment in This State. DECLARATION ON AUTHORITY Canvass Made by The Times Shows Little Chance of the President's Swinging His State to Taft. LEADERS FOR HUGHES FOR THE PRESIDENCY

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Best-selling Sheet Music

School Days

Will Cobb & Gus Edwards

The must-have

Rook (Card Game)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead

Aristocrat

capitalmy wordbally

Working Class

gadzooksblimeychump

Catchphrases of 1907

  • Ziegfeld Follies

Tech Check

Electric Washing Machine, Color Photography (Autochrome) & Bakelite (Plastic).

Cost of Living (1900)

Loaf of Bread

$0.05

Gallon of Gas

$0.10

Average Home

$3,200

New Car

$1,000

Time Elapsed

43,407 days ago

(118 years, 337 days)