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Friday, January 25, 1918

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The Headlines

IRELAND'S LEADERS CALLED BY PREMIER; Lloyd George Reported to be Determined to Force a Home Rule Settlement. WANTS TO SATISFY US England Weary of Controversy;-Irish Papers Print Tale of American Loan Offer.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Till We Meet Again

Richard A. Whiting

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

On This Day

  • The Ukrainian People's Republic declares independence from Soviet Russia.

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  • The Finnish Defence Forces (The White Guards) are established as the official army of independent Finland, and Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim is appointed its Commander-in-Chief.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1918

  • The Yanks are coming

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

39,578 days ago

(108 years, 158 days)