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Sunday, October 28, 1917

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The Headlines

LOAN TOTAL PROBABLY OVER 5 BILLIONS; "OVERWHELMING SUCCESS," SAYS M'ADOO; NEW YORK DISTRICT TAKES $1,650,000,000; LATE DRIVE SWAMPS BANKS Reserve Districts Unable to Compile Totals in Last Day's Rush. WORK FAR INTO THE NIGHT Thousands, Unable to Reach Banks, Telegraph Subscriptions to Washington.CHICAGO CLAIMS 700 MILLIONMany States in Middle WestExceed Maximum--Philadelphia After $415,000,000. Banks Swamped Everywhere. Chicago Moving Up. $75,000,000 From Army.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Over There

George M. Cohan

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

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

39,667 days ago

(108 years, 247 days)