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Monday, August 26, 1918

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The Headlines

OUR MEN BROKE GERMAN WEDGE; Marne Battleground Made Forever Sacred to Us by OurSoldiers' Valor.OUR FORCES KEEPING BUSYObserver Finds the Second Division in Active Operationon the Firing Line. OUR MEN BROKE GERMAN WEDGE

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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

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

39,365 days ago

(107 years, 310 days)