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Wednesday, February 7, 1917

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The Headlines

NEUTRALS BALK AT FOLLOWING US; Diplomats and Press of Small Countries of Europe Point to Peril for Them. STILL FEAR KAISER'S POWER Dutch Comment That United States Is Far from War, with Ample Food and War Material.

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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

39,930 days ago

(109 years, 145 days)