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Wednesday, July 11, 1917
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The Headlines
SEES PERIL IN LACK OF WHEAT CONTROL; Hoover Tells President Existing Conditions Menace Both the Producer and Consumer. FEARS GLUT IN THE FALL Government Must Stabilize Shipments Abroad;-President toPress Food Bill Anew. Promise of 1917 Harvest. TELL PRESIDENT OF GRAIN CONTROL NEED
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Quincy Adams (1767)
- Alexander Prokhorov (1916)
- Robert the Bruce (1274)
- James McNeill Whistler (1834)
- Carl Schmitt (1888)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
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
39,776 days ago
(108 years, 356 days)