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Wednesday, May 17, 1916
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The Headlines
GERMANY ISSUES NEW SEA WARNING; Notifies Neutrals That Vessels Ordered to Stop Must Not Approach Submarines. MIGHT INVITE AN ATTACK Washington Regards It as an Indication of Reform in Methods of U-Boats.
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Poor Butterfly
Raymond Hubbell
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
You Share a Birthday With
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
- Odd Hassel (1897)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Toggle Light Switch, Electric Clock & Submachine Guns.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
40,196 days ago
(110 years, 46 days)