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Friday, October 21, 1910
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The Headlines
HELVETIA LANDS; WENT 1,100 MILES; Swiss Balloon in International Race Reported from Ville Marie, Quebec Province.
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Leo Friedman
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
HMS Niobe arrives in Halifax Harbour to become the first ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alfred Nobel (1833)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772)
- Alphonse de Lamartine (1790)
- Hongwu Emperor (1328)
- Edogawa Ranpo (1894)
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
42,231 days ago
(115 years, 256 days)