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Sunday, July 25, 1909
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The Headlines
MAN OF MORGAN TYPE NEEDED FOR MAYOR; Justice Gildersleeve Declares the City's Finances Will Be Big Factor in the Campaign. M.J. O'BRIEN COULD WIN Also Suggests Charles R. Flint as an Ideal Candidate -- Metz and Coler Not Out of the Running.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
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Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Elias Canetti (1905)
- Gavrilo Princip (1894)
- Arthur Balfour (1848)
- Ibn Arabi (1165)
- Afonso I of Portugal (1109)
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
42,685 days ago
(116 years, 345 days)