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Tuesday, August 13, 1907
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The Headlines
STOCKS DOWN AGAIN TO NEW LOW RECORDS; Last Week's Outpouring of Stocks Continued Amid a General Slaughter. STANDARD OIL OFF 40 POINTS Three to Ten Points in Other Shares - Inter-Met Bonds Fall 11 Points - Rumors of Trouble Abroad. STOCKS DOWN AGAIN TO NEW LOW RECORDS
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School Days
Will Cobb & Gus Edwards
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
- Karl Liebknecht (1871)
- John Logie Baird (1888)
- Samuel de Champlain (1567)
- Richard Willstätter (1872)
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
43,396 days ago
(118 years, 326 days)