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Monday, December 23, 1918
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The Headlines
FOUR HOURS IN HOSPITAL; Many Affecting Scenes as President Chats with Soldiers. FINDS THEM ALL CHEERFUL One Who Lost Two Legs Glad It Wasn't an Arm--Policeman Knew Wilson Well.SHAKES HANDS WITH MANYFinds a Namesake and TellsHim He Is Proud of What theSoldier Has Done. Many Affecting Cases. Proud of His Namesake. FOUR HOURS IN HOSPITAL Miracle of Facial Surgery. Cheered by the Poilus.
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Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
You Share a Birthday With
- Helmut Schmidt (1918)
- Alexander I of Russia (1777)
- Joseph Smith (1805)
- Jean-François Champollion (1790)
- Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
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
39,246 days ago
(107 years, 191 days)