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Friday, July 9, 1909
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The Headlines
KILLS HIS STEPFATHER.; Boy Shoots Him for Striking His Bride of Two Weeks.
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
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578)
- Franz Boas (1858)
- Jan Neruda (1834)
- Ann Radcliffe (1764)
- Barbara Cartland (1901)
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
42,701 days ago
(116 years, 361 days)