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Tuesday, November 9, 1909
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The Headlines
FARMER HELD AS MASKED SAFE ROBBER; Ex-Leader in Florence Church Charged with Stealing $3,000 from Neighbor. IDENTIFIED BY HOUSEKEEPER She Says He Locked Her in Her Room and Nailed Window Down -- He Helped in Investigation.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan Turgenev (1818)
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877)
- Edward VII (1841)
- George II of Great Britain (1683)
- Hermann Weyl (1885)
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
42,577 days ago
(116 years, 237 days)