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Saturday, December 1, 1917
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The Headlines
NEW BOND ISSUES TO REACH TOTAL OF $8,500,000,000; Congress Likely to Authorize Two Liberty Loans Between Feb. 1 and July 1. VAST SUM FOR COLLECTION Means of Getting In Returns from Taxes and War Savings to be Determined.FURTHER LEVIES PROPOSEDHigher Income and Excess Profits Imposts Urged--Loaning to Allies May Cease. Question of Loans to Allies. Problems of Excess Profits.
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- Anna Komnene (1083)
Slang
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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
39,633 days ago
(108 years, 213 days)