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Tuesday, July 13, 1909

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The Headlines

THAW'S WITNESSES ALL SAY HE'S SANE; Prison Chaplains and Keepers and Poughkeepsie Citizens Testify for Him. STATE CALLS EVELYN THAW Thaw Tells Court He Will Submit to an Examination by Alienists, but Wants His Own Expert Present.

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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

Catchphrases of 1909

  • Peary to the Pole

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

42,697 days ago

(116 years, 357 days)