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Monday, October 7, 1918

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The Headlines

QUICK REJECTION EXPECTED; Peace Proposal Not in Form for Acceptance by President WANTS NO COMPROMISE President Has Made That Plain, but Will Examine New Proposal Carefully.WILL GET FIRST NOTE TODAYAustria's Reaches Swedish Legation--Effect of Peace Diversion on Liberty Loan. Notes Not Yet Delivered. Peace Offensive Amidst Loan. Withdrawal a Prerequisite. "The Same Old Story."

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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

39,323 days ago

(107 years, 268 days)