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Saturday, October 19, 1918

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The Headlines

REPLY MAY COME TODAY; Stormy Discussions in Berlin Over New Note to Wilson. ARMY CHIEFS ARE DEFIANT Ludendorff Enraged at the Armistice Plea, Planned While He Was Ill. REICHSTAG GROUPS AT ODDS Party Leaders in Angry Discussions That Reach NoAgreement. REPLY MAY COME TODAY Hoping for Wilson Concessions. Reichstag Again Put Off.

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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

39,312 days ago

(107 years, 257 days)