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Tuesday, February 3, 1920
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The Headlines
GIRL FOUND SLAIN KNEELING AT BED IN PARENTS' HOME; Fatal Blow Struck in Hallway and Body Posed as if in Prayer. HAD ANSWERED DOOR BELL Hour of Murder Fixed by the Time Victim Ceased Playing Piano.THREE SPANIARDS SOUGHTRenee Hoxie's Body Discovered byWoman Lodger--No Motivefor Deed.
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Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830)
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
38,839 days ago
(106 years, 149 days)