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Monday, January 4, 1909
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The Headlines
FLOATING BAR ON YAZOO.; Vicksburg's Thirsty Citizens Flock to Heavy Laden Barge Near City.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710)
- Katsura Tarō (1848)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Toaster, Silencer for Guns & Instant Coffee.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
42,886 days ago
(117 years, 181 days)