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Thursday, April 22, 1909
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The Headlines
POPE IS AGAINST WOMAN IN POLITICS; Only Eccentrics Would Wish to Legislate, He Tells Delegation of Women. FATHER WYNNE EXPLAINS Church Desires Women to be Home Makers -- Suffragists Think Their Cause Will Not Suffer.
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
42,778 days ago
(117 years, 73 days)