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Monday, December 28, 1908
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The Headlines
PLANS CHURCH LOAN OFFICE.; Pastor Wants to Aid Worthy Persons Who Do Not Seek Charity.
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Shine On, Harvest Moon
Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between about 80,000.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Woodrow Wilson (1856)
- John von Neumann (1903)
- Arthur Eddington (1882)
- F. W. Murnau (1888)
- Lili Elbe (1882)
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
42,893 days ago
(117 years, 188 days)