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Wednesday, February 4, 1920
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The Headlines
BRITISH FINANCIERS CONFER IN LONDON AS EXCHANGE MAKES LOWEST RECORD; PRODUCTION URGED ON LABOR LEADERS; SEE WORK AS SOLE REMEDY London Conferees Find No Panacea for the Economic Crisis. RECOVERY WILL BE SLOW Must Be Achieved by Increased Production and Private and Public Retrenchment. SEEK LABOR'S CO-OPERATION Belief America Clamors for Goods and Exports Would Offset Adverse Trade Balance. SAYS AMERICA MUST HELP. Allies Incapable of Saving Europe's Needy Populations. BLAME PUT ON WILSON. Money Trust Also Assailed in London Paper for Europe's Chaos.
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Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
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
38,838 days ago
(106 years, 148 days)