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Sunday, August 7, 1910
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The Headlines
FORTY-FOUR MINUTES WITH AN ENGLISH COMEDIAN; He Gives His Views of American Actors and Acting, and the Effect of "Bustle."
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Leo Friedman
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Mata Hari (1876)
- Constantius II (317)
- Ralph Bunche (1904)
- Elizabeth Báthory (1560)
- Emil Nolde (1867)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Neon Lamps, Headsets & Seaplane.
Style of 1910
Silhouette: Tubular and columnar
Material: Chiffon and velvet
- Hobble skirts
- Wide-brimmed hats
- Orientalism
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
42,306 days ago
(115 years, 331 days)