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Sunday, March 2, 1919

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The Headlines

REPUBLICANS KEEP UP FIGHT; Caucus Votes Against Obstruction, but Individuals Demur.MANY BILLS IN DANGER Sherman, Penrose, and OthersDetermined to Force EarlyExtra Session.OIL LEASING BILL BEATENLa Follette Talks Four HoursAgainst It and DemocratsDeclare a Truce. La Follette Leads Filibuster. Caucus Scenes Exciting. Signs of a Filibuster. Almost a Fist Fight. A Whisper From Martin. "Have Had a Lonesome Time."

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Best-selling Sheet Music

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

John Kellette

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1919

  • The Red Scare

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

39,177 days ago

(107 years, 122 days)