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Saturday, January 13, 1917

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The Headlines

WILSON STUDIES ENTENTE'S REPLY; His Views Are Not Made Known, but He Will Not Hurry About a Further Step. OFFICIALS ARE OPTIMISTIC But Most Senators and Unofficial Observers See No Hope of Ending the War Now. Called a Satisfactory Reply. WILSON STUDIES ENTENTE'S REPLY Stone and Flood Optimistic. Situation Unchanged, Says Sutherland. President to Take His Time. Studying Points of Agreement.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Over There

George M. Cohan

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 1917

  • Uncle Sam wants YOU

Tech Check

Modern Zipper & Drone Torpedoes.

Cost of Living (1910)

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Gallon of Gas

$0.15

Average Home

$3,600

New Car

$950

Time Elapsed

39,955 days ago

(109 years, 170 days)