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Tuesday, October 7, 1919
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The Headlines
CABINET MEETS, LANSING PRESIDING; Tumulty Denies Rumor That Marshall May Be Asked to Act as President. QUESTION NOT DISCUSSED Dr. Grayson's Report Is Heard and Little Found Requiring Wilson's Consideration.
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I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
John Kellette
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Lincoln Logs
On This Day
KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Niels Bohr (1885)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900)
- Henry A. Wallace (1888)
- Charles XIII (1748)
- June Allyson (1917)
Slang
Slang of the decade
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
38,958 days ago
(106 years, 268 days)