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Saturday, June 2, 1917

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NATION'S WOMEN PUSH BOND SALE; Mrs. McAdoo and Others Perfect Plans for Co-operationAll Through Country.LIVELY CAMPAIGN ARRANGEDFriday, June 8, Chosen SpecialLoan Day-Boston Gets$15,000,000 More. MeAdoo Thanks Women. Women's Clubs in Line. $15,000,000 from Boston. NATION'S WOMEN AID LIBERTY BONDS SALE

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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

39,816 days ago

(109 years, 31 days)