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Thursday, March 8, 1917
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The Headlines
POISON GAS IN FIRE DROPS 49 FIREMEN; Chlorine Drums Burst in A.V. Morgenstern's Laboratory, Spreading Deadly Vapor. USE SIDEWALK AS HOSPITAL Five Hundred in Theatre Audience in Danger;-Helmet-Clad Rescue Squad Saves Their Comrades.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Over There
George M. Cohan
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Lincoln Logs
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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
39,901 days ago
(109 years, 116 days)