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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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Best-selling Sheet Music

Poor Butterfly

Raymond Hubbell

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1916

  • He kept us out of war

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)