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Thursday, September 5, 1907

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The Headlines

BYRNE DENOUNCES CHRISTIAN SCIENCE; Believer Imprisoned After Daughter's Death Speaks Out in Church. DISSENTERS TO ORGANIZE Many Have Grievances, He Declares, and They Will Establish Church of "Divine Metaphysics."

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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

43,373 days ago

(118 years, 303 days)