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Wednesday, November 17, 1909
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The Headlines
PALADINO MEETS A FIRM SKEPTIC; " Fake!" Says One Spectator After a Second Seance of Table-Jigging. CAN'T TELL HOW IT'S DONE But a Clever Magician Could Have Accomplished Equal Marvels -- S. S. McClure Chief Spectator. PALADINO MEETS A FIRM SKEPTIC
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
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Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)
- Bernard Montgomery (1887)
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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
42,570 days ago
(116 years, 230 days)