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Sunday, April 29, 1917
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BRITISH ADVANCE AGAIN ON SCARPE; Capture German Positions on Two-Mile Front in War's Bitterest Fighting. CANADIANS TAKE VILLAGE Enemy Sacrifices Large Numbers of Men in a Vain Attempt to Halt Attackers. German Ranks Shattered. BRITISH ADVANCE AGAIN ON SCARPE
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Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
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(109 years, 64 days)