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Sunday, March 14, 1909
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The Headlines
WORLD'S RECORD IN FOUR-MILE RUN; George Bonhag Makes the Fastest Time, 19:43 3-5, on an Indoor Track. MOHAWK'S HIGH-CLASS MEET Bronx Relay Championship Goes to the Club Holding the Meet -- 13th Regiment Team Wins.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
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
42,817 days ago
(117 years, 112 days)