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Wednesday, October 9, 1907
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The Headlines
BRADY TELLS OF DEAL IN FERRY ROAD SALE; $692,292 Went to Ryan, Whitney, Widener, Dolan, and Elkins from Securities Co. TREASURER CAN'T EXPLAIN Payments to Ryan Shown by Vouchers Introduced at Utilities Hearing -- Underwriting Agreement of 1902.
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School Days
Will Cobb & Gus Edwards
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Ivo Andrić (1892)
- Max von Laue (1879)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906)
- Emil Fischer (1852)
- Charles X of France (1757)
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
43,340 days ago
(118 years, 270 days)