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Wednesday, October 13, 1909

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Perspective: The Teenager · Sound

The rhythmic clatter of horse hooves against the cobblestones is nearly drowned out by the shrill whistles of newsies screaming about Gaynor’s latest denial. I’m humming "Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet" to block out their racket, focusing instead on the futuristic hum of a passing motorcar that smells like a fortune. Pa says paying **$0.10** for a gallon of gas is a total swindle, but that engine’s roar is absolutely Peary to the Pole if you ask me. I’d trade every card in my Rook deck just to ditch this quiet street for a life that sounds that loud.

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The Headlines

GAYNOR DENIES RACE BILL CONFAB; After Earlier Declining to Contradict "Any Lie of That Man" -- Meaning Ivins. DENIAL BY McCARREN, TOO Prosecutor Elder, Said by Hearst Men to Know the Facts, Silent --May Not Speak in Public. GAYNOR DENIES RACE BILL CONFAB

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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

42,604 days ago

(116 years, 264 days)