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Thursday, April 8, 1909
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The Headlines
W.B. PARSONS STUDIES SUBWAYS IN LONDON; Says New York Is Better Served Except in Extent, and Development Is Sure. SPEED IS GREATER HERE No Express Trains in London -- System of Paris Superior to That of Either, with Universal Transfers.
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
42,792 days ago
(117 years, 87 days)