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Wednesday, March 17, 1909
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The Headlines
TARIFF BILL READY FOR HOUSE TO-DAY; Final Changes Made to Suit Cushman, New Member of Ways and Means Committee. SHORT MESSAGE FROM TAFT Only 333 Words In It and Both Houses Are Highly Pleased by Contrast with Roosevelt. TARIFF BILL READY FOR HOUSE TO-DAY
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
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
42,814 days ago
(117 years, 109 days)