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Wednesday, November 6, 1918

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The Headlines

FORD DEFEATED FOR SENATE SEAT; Truman H. Newberry Elected In Michigan by Majoirty Ranging from 30,000 to 50,000.SENATOR LEWIS LOSESEarly Returns Indicate ThatIllinois Gave Medill Mccormick Victory by 50,000. FORD DEFEATED FOR SENATE SEAT McCORMICK DEFEATS LEWIS. Republican Wins Illinois Senate Race by 50,000.

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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

39,294 days ago

(107 years, 239 days)