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Sunday, March 18, 1917

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Tactile

I run my fingers along the rough-hewn cedar of these newly purchased Lincoln Logs, finding comfort in their sturdy, unyielding weight amidst the city's frantic real estate boom. My jacket feels different today, secured by a modern zipper that glides with a metallic bite, a stark contrast to the soft wool of my waistcoat. The papers mention terrifying drone torpedoes, yet here in the parlor, the war feels like a distant "no man's land" compared to the tactile reality of rising property taxes. I adjust my stiff collar, wondering if this mechanical efficiency is the future, or if we are simply building sturdier walls against an approaching storm.

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The Headlines

LATEST DEALINGS IN THE REALTY FIELD; West Harlem and Upper Manhattan Apartment House Investments. BUYS 56TH ST. DWELLING Front Street Purchase by Seamen's Institute;-Bronx Sales;-Active Suburban Market. Buys East Fifty-sixth Street House. East 89th Street Residence Sale. Upper Manhattan Deal. Buys Dyckman Plot. Seamen's Institute a Buyer. Two Sales at Fieldston. Bronx Sales. Brooklyn. Long Island. New Jersey. Westchester. Commercial Leases.

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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

39,891 days ago

(109 years, 106 days)