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Sunday, April 15, 1917

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The Headlines

TURKS ARE ROUTED NORTH OF BAGDAD; British, by Strategic Withdrawal, Succeed in a Flanking Operation. 200 MOSLEMS ARE KILLED Their Losses in Wounded Are 700;-Battle Is Temporarily Interrupted by a Mirage.

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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

39,864 days ago

(109 years, 79 days)