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Monday, September 20, 1909
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The Headlines
DR. COOK, NEAR PORT, CHALLENGES PEARY; Says He Should Submit Details and Let the People Decide for Themselves. TO GET HOME TO-MORROW Captain, Who Expected to Reach Port To-day, Delays Arrival Rather Than Upset Plans for Reception.
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
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
- Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833)
- Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778)
- James Dewar (1842)
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
42,628 days ago
(116 years, 288 days)