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Wednesday, January 13, 1909
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The Headlines
HELD FOR $860,000 FORGERY.; F.B. Signor Indicted for Signing James Murray's Name.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 101 (101)
- Wilhelm Wien (1864)
- Chaïm Soutine (1893)
- Zhou Youguang (1906)
- Henry II of Castile (1334)
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
42,877 days ago
(117 years, 172 days)