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Tuesday, July 24, 1917
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The Headlines
CITY DRAFT CALL WAITS ON QUOTAS; List of Men Needed in Each District Expected from Albany Today. MR. BATTLE GIVES WARNING All Attempts to Obtain Exemption by Influence, He Says, Will Meet with Prompt Punishment. CITY DRAFT CALL WAITS ON QUOTAS
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Over There
George M. Cohan
The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Simón Bolívar (1783)
- Alexandre Dumas (1802)
- Amelia Earhart (1897)
- Henrik Pontoppidan (1857)
- Robert Graves (1895)
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
39,763 days ago
(108 years, 343 days)