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Friday, October 26, 1917
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LIBERTY LOAN PASSES 3 BILLION MARK; VICTORY IS IN SIGHT, M'ADOO ASSERTS; TOTAL IN THIS DISTRICT $1,075,000,000; 5 BILLION NATION'S GOAL New York, Chicago, Boston and Other Districts Pass Minimum Quotas.'NATION ROUSED'--McADOOBack from Tour of 42 States,He Declares That EveryWilling Dollar Is In.TELLS OF ARMY'S FERVORReports from South, West, andMiddle West Bring Cheerto the Campaigners. $5,000,000,000 the Goal Now. Big Sales in East. Every Willing Dollar In." Nation's Soul in the War. Picture of Days to Come. BOSTON PASSES MAXIMUM. Indications Are That Whole of New England District Will Reach It.
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You Share a Birthday With
- François Mitterrand (1916)
- Georges Danton (1759)
- Napoleon Hill (1883)
- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800)
- Domenico Scarlatti (1685)
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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
39,670 days ago
(108 years, 250 days)