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Friday, December 17, 1909
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The Headlines
ZELAYA RESIGNS, DENOUNCING US; Says United States Provides with Arms Rebels Who Threaten Nicaraguan Sovereignty. QUITS TO END HOSTILITIES Dr. Jose Madriz, His Candidate for President, Starts for the Capital. ZELAYA MUST BE PUNISHED If Estrada Cannot Do It, United States Will Prevent Escape by Force, If Necessary.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Willard Libby (1908)
- Joseph Henry (1797)
- Émilie du Châtelet (1706)
- Simo Häyhä (1905)
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
42,539 days ago
(116 years, 199 days)