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Saturday, October 30, 1909
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The Headlines
GREEKS BATTLE NEAR ATHENS; Salamis, Where Xerxes Was Crushed, Sees Fight of Ironclads and Torpedo Boats. THE REBELS BEATEN OFF Two of the Three Torpedo Boats of Naval Mutineers Under Tibaldos Escape. FLEET NOW GUARDS ATHENS Tibaldos Had Seized Arsenal After Failing to Get Army League to Back Him for Marine Minister.
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Rook (Card Game)
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
42,587 days ago
(116 years, 247 days)