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Monday, August 12, 1907
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The Headlines
R. HARDING DAVIS IN THEATRE SCRAP; He Resented Being Called an "Imitation Englishman" at Asbury Park. AND HIT AT MR. ROSENBERG Who Hit Back So That His Diamond Cut Mr. Davis's Lip -- No Serious Casualty Either Way.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
43,398 days ago
(118 years, 328 days)