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Thursday, April 18, 1918
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The Headlines
FOE CLOSES IN ON YPRES; Back on Passchendaele Ridge; Occupies Poelcappelle and Langemarck.RETAKE WYTSCHAETE HILLSBerlin Reports the Retreating British Forces Thrown Across the Douve Brook.CLAIMS GAINS ON THE LYSIncluding the Recapture ofMeteren and More GroundAround Merris Village.
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Till We Meet Again
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Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
39,495 days ago
(108 years, 75 days)