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Saturday, September 26, 1908

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The Headlines

HASKELL OUT; DU PONT, TOO; Both Parties Ridding Themselves of Men Suspected of Trust Affiliations. GOVERNOR ACTS SUDDENLY At Midnight Announces His Resignation as Treasurer of the Democratic Committee. PRESIDENT FORCED DU PONT Intimation In Washington That There May Be Further Housecleaning on Republican Side.

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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

42,986 days ago

(117 years, 281 days)