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Tuesday, August 22, 1916
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The Headlines
WON'T RECALL GUARD TILL BORDER IS SAFE; Secretary Baker Says Militia Will Be Retained in Service While Need Exists. WRITES TO COMPLAINANTS Says That the State Soldiers Are "Winning Bloodless Victories Daily" While Under Arms.
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Poor Butterfly
Raymond Hubbell
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
You Share a Birthday With
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
- Max Scheler (1874)
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
40,100 days ago
(109 years, 315 days)