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Friday, December 10, 1909
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The Headlines
ROCKEFELLER KIND TO GIRL STRANGERS; Three venturesome Ones Out for a Tramp Warmly Welcomed at Pocantico Hills. THEY WATCH HIM PLAY GOLF " Delighted to Have You," He Says; "It's a Fine Game, and We're All Ahead" -- Waves Good-bye.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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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
42,546 days ago
(116 years, 206 days)