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Saturday, August 28, 1909
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The Headlines
BLAME FOR AUTO DEATHS.; Owners of Indianapolis Speedway Held Responsible by the Coroner.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749)
- George Whipple (1878)
- Andrei Platonov (1899)
- Charles Boyer (1899)
- Edward Burne-Jones (1833)
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
42,650 days ago
(116 years, 310 days)