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Friday, September 10, 1909
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The Headlines
PEARY'S STORY OF HIS MARCH OVER THE ICE FROM CAPE COLUMBIA TOWARD THE NORTH POLE; His Narrative, So Far As Received, Takes Him to a Point Above the "Farthest North" of Nansen and the Duke of the Abruzzi. SWIFT DASH DESPITE ROUGH ICE, LAKES, AND MISHAPS Borup Thrown Into the Water -- McMillan Frostbitten, is Sent Back -- "Beware of the Leads" is Peary's Last Warning to Marvin -- Story Teems with Praise for Others. PEARY'S STORY OF THE MARCH OVER THE ICE
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
- Arthur Compton (1892)
- Pope Julius III (1487)
- Charles Sanders Peirce (1839)
- Georges Bataille (1897)
- Henry Purcell (1659)
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
42,637 days ago
(116 years, 297 days)