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Friday, August 15, 1919

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The Headlines

AGENTS FIND VAST FOOD STORES HERE; Department of Justice Reports Great Quantities of Butter and Eggs.SOME NOT IN WAREHOUSESSwann Asks Enright to Investigate--Army Sale toOpen Today. Find Eggs and Coffee. AGENTS FIND VAST FOOD STORES HERE Swann's Statement. Blankets Not Olive Drab. The Governor's Telegram. COPELAND READY TO HELP. May Use Health Board's Police Power in Food Situation. SWIFT DEFENDS STORAGE. Says Supplies Held Now Prevent Future Shortage. SEIZE BUTTER WORTH $50,000. Chicago Federal Offices Take 1,282 Tubs on Libel Warrants. LIBEL COFFEE IN ST. LOUIS. Hoarding of 284,180 Pounds Since Last October Alleged.

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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

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

39,011 days ago

(106 years, 321 days)