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Sunday, July 22, 1917
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The Headlines
DRAFTED MEN TAKE CALL CHEERFULLY; Some Even Resent Unavoidable Delays in Getting to the Work Cut Out for America. MAY SUMMON FIRST 300 OUT New York Boards Ready as Soon as State Indicates Number Needed from Each District. Finds His Number Is Four. DRAFTED MEN TAKE CALL CHEERFULLY Much Work for Physicians. May Save Students Long Trips.
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- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
- Philip the Handsome (1478)
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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
39,765 days ago
(108 years, 345 days)