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Wednesday, July 14, 1909

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The Headlines

TROUBLE FEARED FROM THE EXCLUDED; The 800 Immigrants Held on Ellis Island Not Taking Deportation Easily. FIGHT ON OUTGOING SHIP Immigration Officer Knocked Down by a Steward -- Hebrew Trades Protest Against the Rejections.

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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

42,695 days ago

(116 years, 355 days)