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Wednesday, April 21, 1915
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The Headlines
VINCENT ASTOR BUYS 100 H. P. FLYING BOAT; He Plans to Experiment with It in Hudson River at Rhinebeck. BUILDS FLOATING HANGAR Machine, Built for Safety, Contains Two Seats, and Mrs. Astor May Accompany Him on Trips.
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I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier
Al Piantadosi
The must-have
Raggedy Ann Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
- Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Pyrex Glass, Transcontinental Telephone Call & Sonar (Active).
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
40,588 days ago
(111 years, 73 days)