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Thursday, September 5, 1918

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The Headlines

MANGIN TRUSTS AMERICAN DASH; Says Our Troops Carry Their Leaders as Upon an Onrushing Tide. MEN EAGER TO PUSH WAR Those of German Origin in the Ranks Loyal to the Core and Intrepid Soldiers. Mangin's Message to America. MANGIN TRUSTS AMERICAN DASH A Visit to American Headquarters. Prisoners Dull and Dejected One German Name Out of Four.

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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

39,355 days ago

(107 years, 300 days)