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Tuesday, May 18, 1915
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The Headlines
BERLIN KEEPS NOTE FROM THE PUBLIC; But One Newspaper, Commenting on Summary, Says Germany Cannot Yield. FORECASTS A SHARP REPLY Lokal Anzeiger Thinks Government Will Tell U.S. It Is Not to be Disturbed. PRESIDENT STANDS FIRM German and Austrian Envoys Advise Curb on Submarines While Negotiations Are On.
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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
- Bertrand Russell (1872)
- Omar Khayyam (1048)
- Nicholas II (1868)
- Walter Gropius (1883)
- Frank Capra (1897)
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
40,561 days ago
(111 years, 46 days)