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Thursday, May 27, 1909
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The Headlines
$4,542 FOR A SHORT RIDE.; Texas Sheriff's Fee for Escorting Waters-Pierce Fine Money.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Ibn Khaldun (1332)
- Rachel Carson (1907)
- Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)
- John Cockcroft (1897)
- Dashiell Hammett (1894)
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
42,743 days ago
(117 years, 38 days)