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Saturday, January 12, 1918
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The Headlines
EMBARGO PERMITS FOR FREIGHT HERE; Government Order Forces Consignees of Domestic Shipments to Get Licenses. TO PREVENT CONGESTION New Rule Excepts Foods, News Print Paper, Perishable Goods, and Federal Business. Export and Domestic Divisions. Grip on "Slacker" Consignee. EMBARGO PERMITS F
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Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
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Lincoln Logs
On This Day
The Minnie Pit Disaster coal mining accident occurs in Halmer End, Staffordshire, in which 155 men and boys die.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jack London (1876)
- Swami Vivekananda (1863)
- Edmund Burke (1729)
- Hermann Göring (1893)
- Charles Perrault (1628)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,591 days ago
(108 years, 171 days)