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Friday, December 21, 1917

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The Headlines

TERMS MEET NO FAVOR; German Suggestions Differ Little from Thoseof Last August.WASHINGTON DERIDES THEMSized Up as Further Attempt toFool the Populations ofCentral Empires. ALLIES' STAND UNSHAKABLE President's Determination Notto Deal with Germany'sPresent Rulers Recalled. WASHINGTON GETS NEW PEACE FEELER

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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

39,613 days ago

(108 years, 193 days)