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Friday, July 2, 1915

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The Headlines

ASTOR GIFT TO SON $7,000,000 REALTY; William Waldorf Presents Three Pieces of Property Here to Capt. John Jacob. HE WAS WOUNDED IN FRANCE Part of Astor House, Exchange Court Building, and 10 Wall Street Transferred. AVOIDS AN INHERITANCE TAX Big Gift Is Unconditional, While One to Donor's Heir Some Time Ago Put Waldorf Hotel in Trust.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier

Al Piantadosi

The must-have

Raggedy Ann Doll

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1915

  • I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier

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

40,516 days ago

(111 years, 1 days)