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Friday, September 10, 1909

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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

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet

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The must-have

Rook (Card Game)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Aristocrat

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Working Class

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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

42,637 days ago

(116 years, 297 days)