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Wednesday, August 25, 1909
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The Headlines
FEAR WAR IN FAR EAST.; Chinese Garrisons on the Russian Frontier Are Being Strengthened.
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
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845)
- Charles Richet (1850)
- Emil Theodor Kocher (1841)
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
42,653 days ago
(116 years, 313 days)