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Saturday, May 9, 1908

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The Headlines

ROSALSKY EXCLAIMS AGAINST JEROME ACT; Refuses to Dismiss Motorman from Bail on District Attorney's Office Motion. HERE'S PROOF, JUDGE CRIES Remarkable Dialogue in General Sessions Ends in the Court Ordering a Prisoner to Trial.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Shine On, Harvest Moon

Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth

The must-have

Rook (Card Game)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead

Aristocrat

capitalmy wordbally

Working Class

gadzooksblimeychump

Catchphrases of 1908

  • Take me out to the ball game

Tech Check

Ford Model T (Assembly Line), Geiger Counter & Cellophane.

Cost of Living (1900)

Loaf of Bread

$0.05

Gallon of Gas

$0.10

Average Home

$3,200

New Car

$1,000

Time Elapsed

43,126 days ago

(118 years, 56 days)