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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.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet

Percy Wenrich

The must-have

Rook (Card Game)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead

Aristocrat

capitalmy wordbally

Working Class

gadzooksblimeychump

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

42,628 days ago

(116 years, 288 days)