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Saturday, May 29, 1909
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The Headlines
STIRRING WAR-TIME VERSE; An Appreciation of Northern and Southern Poetry of the Civil War, With Especial Reference to H.H. Brownell and His Magnificent Tribute to Lincoln. POEMS CREATED BY PATRIOTISM. Partisanship No Longer Prevails in a Consideration of Anything Associated with the Conflict Between the States.
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
42,742 days ago
(117 years, 37 days)