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Thursday, January 9, 1919
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The Headlines
BURY ROOSEVELT WITH SIMPLE RITES AS NATION GRIEVES; Government's Representatives and Old Friends Pay Last Tribute at His Bier. DEEP SORROW MANIFEST Eulogy Is Omitted at Brief Services in the VillageChurch.CITY PAUSES IN RESPECT Church Bells Toll, Business Stops,and Heads Are Bared atMoment of Burial. Sorrowing Group About the Grave. BURY ROOSEVELT WITH SIMPLE RITES Allied Nations Send Delegates. Arrival at the Church. Guard Put Over the Grave.
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- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
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- Karel Čapek (1890)
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Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Pop-Up Toaster, Shortwave Radio & Arc Welding.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,230 days ago
(107 years, 175 days)