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Saturday, January 6, 1917
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ROCKEFELLER BUYS $5,000,000 TRACT FOR CITY PARK GIFT; John D., Jr., Revealed as Purchaser of Billings, Hays,and Sheafer Plots.PLOTS COMPRISE 57 ACRES Historic Ground, MatchlessView, and Massive Structures Make Ideal Park Site. HIGH SPOT OF MANHATTAN Hudson Scenery Greets Eye for Miles;-Notable Rockefeller Benefactions in the Past. May Follow Pocantico Plans. Includes Auto Test Road. Some Rockefeller Benefactions. ROCKEFELLER BUYS TRACT FOR PARK GIFT $200,000 to Y.M.C.A.
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Tech Check
Modern Zipper & Drone Torpedoes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,963 days ago
(109 years, 178 days)