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Saturday, April 5, 1919
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The Headlines
STORM OF PROTEST MAY SAVE PARADE; Secretary Baker Expected to Withdraw Opposition to March of 77th Division. APPEALS SENT TO CAPITAL Senators Wadsworth and Calder Intervene, Asking Permission for Proposed Reception. Committee is Confident. STORM OF PROTEST MAY SAVE PARADE Appeals to Auxiliaries. Goes Ahead with Plans. BAKER FAVORS PARADE. Hopes to be Able to Facilitate Return of Troops. FOUGHT WITH BRITISH. Mauretania Bringing Many Who Enlisted Before U.S. Entered War. 42D IS ALL PACKED UP. Division Awaits Final Orders to Move Toward Home.
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Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
39,143 days ago
(107 years, 88 days)