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Wednesday, February 3, 1909
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The Headlines
MOORE OUT $2,500,000 IN S.C. LOVE'S DEALS; Suffers Heavy Losses Through Market Errors of the Young Chicago Speculator. DIDN'T FIND SECURITIES Which He Thought He Had -- Took His Losses and Aided in Closing Up the Firm's Affairs.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830)
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
42,857 days ago
(117 years, 152 days)