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Friday, October 19, 1917
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The Headlines
HOOVER PREDICTS DROP IN PRICES; Declares "Corner Has Been Turned" and Food Should Be Cheaper Soon. WARNING TO RETAIL MEN Cost of Flour and Sugar in Many Parts of Country Unwarranted, He Says. Keen Eye on Retailers. Denounces Boost in Sugar. HOOVER PREDICTS DROP IN PRICES Must Apply for Licenses. The Statement. Bean Harvest Doubled. Beef Higher at Retail. Retailers Put Up Sugar. Seek Substitutes for Lard. Authority Limited.
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- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910)
- Marsilio Ficino (1433)
- Thomas Browne (1605)
- Jean Dausset (1916)
Slang
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General
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Soldiers
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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
39,676 days ago
(108 years, 256 days)