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Monday, December 8, 1919
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The Headlines
$10,000 IN JEWELS STOLEN IN HOTEL; Mrs. John D. Pelton's Room in the Manhattan Robbed, and Bellboy Is Arrested. ON TRAIL OF ORGANIZED GANG Police Arrest Bellboy's Brother and Three Others and Recover $4,000 in Silverware.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
- Jean Sibelius (1865)
- Diego Rivera (1886)
- Georges Méliès (1861)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Pop-Up Toaster, Shortwave Radio & Arc Welding.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
38,897 days ago
(106 years, 207 days)