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Saturday, July 10, 1909
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The Headlines
CUBA BACKS DOWN ON ARMS.; Gomez Annuls Contract with France and Germany -- May Buy Here.
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
- Nikola Tesla (1856)
- Marcel Proust (1871)
- John Calvin (1509)
- Camille Pissarro (1830)
- Kurt Alder (1902)
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
42,699 days ago
(116 years, 359 days)