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Saturday, February 27, 1909
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The Headlines
DIPLOMATS PRAISE SENATOR ROOT; Remarkable Tribute to ex-Secretary of War at a Dinner of the Peace Society. CALLED AN APOSTLE OF PEACE President-Elect Taft, Joseph H. Choate, Ambassador Bryce, and Baron Takahira Laud His Work in Cabinet.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
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Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Constantine the Great (272)
- John Steinbeck (1902)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807)
- Marian Anderson (1897)
- Sveinn Björnsson (1881)
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
42,832 days ago
(117 years, 127 days)