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Friday, April 20, 1917

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The Headlines

M'ADOO WILL OFFER $150,000,000 ISSUE; Certificates of Indebtedness to Meet Government Expenses Up to June 30. RESERVE BANKS CO-OPERATE Paper Bearing 2 1/2 Per Cent. Interest to be Made Acceptable in Payment of Forthcoming Bonds.

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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

39,858 days ago

(109 years, 73 days)