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Saturday, December 22, 1917
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The Headlines
SWEEPING POWERS GIVEN TO FUEL HEAD; Dr. Garfield Authorizes State Administrator to Close 'Luxury' Industries. PRIORITY IN COAL ORDERS Domestic Consumers to Have First Call--Deaths from Pneumonia Increase. May Close "Luxury" Industries. SWEEPING POWERS GIVEN TO FUEL HEAD To Fix Prices for Small Lots. N.Y.U. to Close Plant Over Holidays.
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- Giacomo Puccini (1858)
- Jean Racine (1639)
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- Diocletian (244)
- Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876)
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Slang of the decade
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
39,612 days ago
(108 years, 192 days)