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Wednesday, July 3, 1918

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The Headlines

RUSH OF OUR MEN TO FRANCE; Total of 276,372 Sent in June and 637,929 in Last Three Months. FULL EQUIPMENT FOR ALL Wilson Declares Record Must Cause Universal Satisfaction and Add Zest to Fourth. ARMY OF 4,000,000 BY JAN. 1 Government Able to Have 1,500,000 Overseas in September if It Is Found Necessary. Supply Difficulties Overcome Net Casualties Only. RUSH OF OUR MEN TO FRANCE America's Quick Response. Average in May 7,882 a Day. Keep On Making Out.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Till We Meet Again

Richard A. Whiting

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Soldiers

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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

39,420 days ago

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