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Wednesday, December 2, 1908
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The Headlines
JAPAN AND AMERICA PUBLISH AGREEMENT; Notes Exchanged by Takahira and Root Pledge Defense of Pacific Status Quo. NO TREATY, SAYS TAKAHIRA But Governments Are Bound Morally, Because It Is a Statement Made by Trusted Friends.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Shine On, Harvest Moon
Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Ivan Bagramyan (1897)
- George Minot (1885)
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
42,919 days ago
(117 years, 214 days)