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Thursday, December 17, 1914
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The Headlines
ULTIMATUM SENT TO NACO CHIEFS; Gen. Bliss Tells Mexicans That Another Shot Will Bring Extreme Measures. MAYTORENA TO FIGHT ON Gen. Scott Goes to Use His influence with Leaders Whom He Knows Personally. BIG BATTLE NEAR TORREON Villa Leads His Troops in First Serious Encounter with Carranza ;- Sonora Fighting Spreads.
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St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
The must-have
Tinker Toys
You Share a Birthday With
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Willard Libby (1908)
- Joseph Henry (1797)
- Émilie du Châtelet (1706)
- Simo Häyhä (1905)
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
40,713 days ago
(111 years, 198 days)