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Wednesday, April 14, 1909
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The Headlines
GATES IN NEW OIL COMPANY.; Report That He Will Take Over the Waters-Pierce Company's Business.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
Muslims in the Ottoman Empire begin a massacre of Armenians in Adana.
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You Share a Birthday With
- B. R. Ambedkar (1891)
- Averroes (1126)
- Christiaan Huygens (1629)
- Arnold J. Toynbee (1889)
- Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906)
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
42,786 days ago
(117 years, 81 days)