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Friday, January 9, 1914
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The Headlines
WEST IS BEST FOR LAWYERS; Harvard Law School Secretary Says Beginners Make More There.
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St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
The must-have
Tinker Toys
On This Day
The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Pope Gregory XV (1554)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Leica 35mm Camera, Traffic Lights & Tank Warfare Concepts.
Style of 1914
Silhouette: Utilitarian and flared
Material: Wool and serge (wartime utility)
- Trench coats
- Shorter hemlines
- Military details
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
41,055 days ago
(112 years, 175 days)