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Sunday, November 15, 1908
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The Headlines
KINDNESS MADE HIM BRIGHT.; Dull Pupil Called "Dear" Suddenly Takes On Skill.
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
- Gerhart Hauptmann (1862)
- William Herschel (1738)
- Erwin Rommel (1891)
- Georgia O'Keeffe (1887)
- Pope Nicholas V (1397)
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
42,936 days ago
(117 years, 231 days)