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Monday, November 9, 1914

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The Headlines

TRACK CUT IN GERMAN REAR; Border Residents Flee and the Kaiser Calls a War Council. RUSSIANS IN WIRBALLEN Przemysl Again Attacked ;- 30,000 Austrians, 200 Guns Taken in San River Victory. BARRIER OF 3,000,000 MEN Austro-German Armies Concentrating on Line from Fortress of Thorn to That of Cracow.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

St. Louis Blues

W.C. Handy

The must-have

Tinker Toys

On This Day

  • SMS Emden is sunk by HMAS Sydney in the Battle of Cocos.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

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Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1914

  • The war to end all wars

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

40,751 days ago

(111 years, 236 days)