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Monday, August 6, 1917

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The Headlines

Troops Make Raids in Volhynia; Capture Wood and 520 Teutons in Bukowina.; RUSSIAN LINES STIFFEN STEADILY Army Resuming Aggressive Tactics.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Over There

George M. Cohan

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

On This Day

  • World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.

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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

39,751 days ago

(108 years, 331 days)