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Tuesday, May 20, 1919

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The Headlines

CONGRESS MEETS FOR EPOCHAL WORK; Republicans Organize Both Branches, Electing Cummins and Gillett to Preside. BERGER INQUIRY STARTED Bills Introduced to Return Wire Systems to Owners and Repeal Luxury Taxes. Iusurgency Asserts Itself. CONGRESS MEETS FOR EPOCHAL WORK Notification to President. Organization of the Senate. Proceedings in the House. Speaker-elect's Address. Objects to Berger. Enough of Bolshevism and Disloyalty.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

John Kellette

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 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

39,098 days ago

(107 years, 43 days)