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Tuesday, November 30, 1909
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The Headlines
ALABAMA DECIDES IT WANTS SALOONS; State-Wide Prohibition Amendment to the Constitution Defeated by Heavy Majority. PRAY AND FIGHT AT POLLS Women's Songs Drowned by Noise of the Opposition's Bands -- Severity of Measure Aroused Opposition.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Winston Churchill (1874)
- Mark Twain (1835)
- Jonathan Swift (1667)
- Theodor Mommsen (1817)
- Gustaf Dalén (1869)
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
42,556 days ago
(116 years, 216 days)