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Friday, August 7, 1908
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The Headlines
FEW PAY TO RIDE IN 59TH ST. NOW; Old Traffic Diverted and Hundreds Walk Since Transfers Were Abolished. CONFUSION, BUT NO RIOTING Hardship for the Poor and Hospital Patients -- Merchants Fear Ruin of Their Business.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Shine On, Harvest Moon
Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Mata Hari (1876)
- Constantius II (317)
- Ralph Bunche (1904)
- Elizabeth Báthory (1560)
- Emil Nolde (1867)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
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
43,036 days ago
(117 years, 331 days)