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Monday, December 3, 1917

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The Headlines

DE SAULLES BOY GIVEN TO MOTHER; Slain Man's Relatives, at Conference, Decide to Surrender Custody of the Child. HOMECOMING A SURPRISE Overjoyed Parent Declares She Will Remain in This Country--Praises American Courts. Dressed in Sailor Garb. Likes American Courts. DE SAULLES BOY GIVEN TO MOTHER Confident of Acquittal.

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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

39,631 days ago

(108 years, 211 days)