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Sunday, January 25, 1920
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The Headlines
PLEAS FOR NURSES ISSUED; New Opening and Closing Schedules Effective 1 A.M. Tuesday.--PNEUMONIA INCREASE CUT--Revenue Bureau Hastens Issuance of Licenses far Drug Stores to Sell Whisky.--PHYSICIANS VOLUNTEER AID--Use of Vaccine to Prevent Bad After-Effects Is Advocated--580 Policemen on Sick List.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Virginia Woolf (1882)
- Robert Burns (1759)
- W. Somerset Maugham (1874)
- Robert Boyle (1627)
- Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Commercial Radio Stations (KDKA), Hair Dryer & Band-Aid.
Style of 1920
Silhouette: Straight and drop-waisted (Flapper)
Material: Beaded silk and rayon
- Bobbed hair
- Cloche hats
- T-strap heels
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Meanwhile
- Post-WWI Recession — Severe deflation and collapse of agricultural prices.
Time Elapsed
38,848 days ago
(106 years, 158 days)