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Monday, June 16, 1919

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The Headlines

Labor Fails to Move Congress to Repeal of War-Time Dry Law; Lawmakers Are Unresponsive to Big "Wet" Demonstration and Inclined to Put Responsibility Up to President--Enforcement Act Unlikely Before July 1.

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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

39,071 days ago

(107 years, 16 days)