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Saturday, July 14, 1917

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The Headlines

11 GRAIN SHIPS MAKE DASH TO SEA; Ten Dutch Vessels and One Scandinavian Trying to Run the Allied Blockade. WON'T RISK OUR EMBARGO Prefer to Take Chance with the British Courts Rather Than Apply for License Here. 11 GRAIN SHIPS MAKE DASH TO SEA

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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

39,773 days ago

(108 years, 353 days)