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Wednesday, September 22, 1909
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The Headlines
OUR WARSHIPS HERE; BRITONS DUE TO-DAY; Atlantic Fleet Anchors Outside Harbor -- Wireless Heralds English Squadron's Approach. KAISER'S ENVOY DUE ALSO Special Honors for Him and Sir Edward Seymour on Arrival -- Hundreds Visit the French Ships.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
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Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Michael Faraday (1791)
- Wilhelm Keitel (1882)
- Anne of Cleves (1515)
- Peter Simon Pallas (1741)
- Anne of Austria (1601)
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
42,626 days ago
(116 years, 286 days)