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Thursday, December 25, 1919

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The Headlines

SEIZE RED COURIER ON HIS WAY HERE; Had Mail, Jewels, and Large Sums of Money in Soles of His Boots. LETTER TO 'COMRADES' HERE Gave Minute Instructions From Moscow Soviet for Carrying On Campaign in America. Authorities Bided Time to Spring Trap Double Dealing Moscow Soviet. SEIZE RED COURIER ON HIS WAY HERE Esthonia Seeks to Fool Allies. Letvia's Position Difficult. PLAN UNION AGAINST REDS.

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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

38,879 days ago

(106 years, 189 days)