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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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George M. Cohan
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You Share a Birthday With
- Charles Dickens (1812)
- Thomas More (1478)
- Sinclair Lewis (1885)
- Alfred Adler (1870)
- Puyi (1906)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
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)