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Saturday, September 25, 1909
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The Headlines
STAGE SET FOR THE GREAT SHOW; Plans All Complete for the Hudson-Fulton Naval Pageant To-day. MILLION GUESTS IN TOWN The City Gay with Flags and Bunting in Daytime, and a Blaze of Fire at Night. FAIR WEATHER PREDICTED Ten Miles of Warships in the River, All on Dress Parade -- Grand Fireworks Display To-night. TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
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Slang of the decade
General
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Aristocrat
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Working Class
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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
42,623 days ago
(116 years, 283 days)