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Sunday, August 31, 1919
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The Headlines
SAY KNOX TURNED THE TIDE; Wilson Leaders Believe Demand for Rejection insures Their Victory. NELSON CRITICISES KNOX For Counseling "Ignominy of Deserting Stricken Worid" in Hour of Crisis. OWEN POKES FUN AT LODGE Asserts That He "Sees Ghosts" in Predicting Dangers Threatened by the League. Owen Says Lodge "Sees Ghosts. Assails Lodge's Democracy. Partisan Gain is Amendments.
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General
lousysnapshotmovies
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
38,996 days ago
(106 years, 306 days)