Monday, February 2, 1920

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The Headlines

ZERO NIGHT FIRES KILL 7 AND DRIVE OUT 200 FAMILIES; Six Smothered to Death in One Apartment, Four Not Even Awakening.--FIREMEN SCALE BARE WALL--Women Swung as Pendulum From One House to Another, Four Stories Up. MANY SAVED BY JUMPING--Pneumonia Patient Dropped Into Life Net--Telephone Girls Defy Danger.

Best-selling Sheet Music

Whispering

John Schonberger

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

On This Day

• The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.

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You Share a Birthday With

• James Joyce (1882)
• Ayn Rand (1905)
• Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
• Pope Benedict XIII (1650)
• Justin I (450)

Slang

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)