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Friday, November 8, 1907
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The Headlines
LUSITANIA BEATS HER BEST RECORD; Arrives, Gold Laden, at the Lightship at 1:40 o'Clock in the Teeth of a Gale. HAS CUT OFF 42 MINUTES Passed Through Heavy Weather, but That Didn't Hinder Her -- Brings $10,000,000 and Famous Folk. LUSITANIA BEATS HER BEST RECORD
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School Days
Will Cobb & Gus Edwards
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Bram Stoker (1847)
- Margaret Mitchell (1900)
- Edmond Halley (1656)
- Gottlob Frege (1848)
- Ilia Chavchavadze (1837)
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
43,310 days ago
(118 years, 240 days)