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Tuesday, September 22, 1914
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The Headlines
ALLIES GAIN 7 MILES, DRIVING GERMAN RIGHT; Against the Desperate Resistance of Von Kluck's Men, They Push Forward.
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St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
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Tinker Toys
On This Day
A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1,500 sailors.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Michael Faraday (1791)
- Wilhelm Keitel (1882)
- Anne of Cleves (1515)
- Peter Simon Pallas (1741)
- Anne of Austria (1601)
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
40,799 days ago
(111 years, 284 days)