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Monday, May 25, 1914
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The Headlines
ENVOYS REJECT BRYAN'S PLAN; Won't Assume Responsibility of Helping to Form a Mexican Peace Junta.
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St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
The must-have
Tinker Toys
On This Day
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803)
- Pieter Zeeman (1865)
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803)
- Igor Sikorsky (1889)
- Jacob Burckhardt (1818)
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
40,920 days ago
(112 years, 40 days)