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Wednesday, September 13, 1916
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The Headlines
FRENCH MAKE WIDE SWEEP; Strong Thrust on 4-Mile Front Has Combles Almost Surrounded. CAPTURE 1,500 PRISONERS All of Marrieres Wood, Hill 145, and Slope of Hill 76 in Foch's Hands. QUIET IN BRITISH SECTORS Artillery Continues to Bombard German Lines, but Infantry Is Inactive.
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Poor Butterfly
Raymond Hubbell
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Dahl (1916)
- Arnold Schoenberg (1874)
- Claudette Colbert (1903)
- Clara Schumann (1819)
- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830)
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
40,077 days ago
(109 years, 292 days)