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Saturday, August 1, 1914
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The Headlines
German Squadron Stopping Merchant Vessels in Danish Waters.; BRITISH WARSHIPS NEAR Germans Reported to Have Seized French Locomotives at Frontier Points. SERVIANS CHECK INVADERS Austrian Armies Unable to Force Passes at Semendria and on the Bosnian Frontier. CHASE AFTER ROYAL YACHT Montenegrin King's Swift Pleasure Craft Escapes to Corfu from Austrian Destroyers.
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Tinker Toys
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
40,851 days ago
(111 years, 336 days)