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Wednesday, September 6, 1916

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The Headlines

REVENUE BILL PASSES; INCLUDES RETALIATION PLAN; Drastic Amendments Adopted, Intended to Reach Britain and Her Allies. THREAT TO CLOSE THE MAILS Final Vote on the Measure, 42 to 16, Is Reached After 14 Hours of Debate. TARIFF BOARD IS CREATED News Print Paper Under 5 Cents a Pound to be Admitted Free as a Relief for Famine. REVENUE BILL PASSED BY SENATE

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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

40,085 days ago

(109 years, 300 days)