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Thursday, February 5, 1920
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The Headlines
RELIGIOUS ISSUE CAUSES A CLASH AT SOCIALIST TRIAL; Stedman Accuses Committee Counsel of Trying to Arouse Sectarian Prejudice. SOLOMON AGAIN ACCUSED Political Opponent Says He Asserted American Legion Could Not Check Coming Revolution. BLOCH MOTION VOTED DOWN Effort Fails to Have Miss Chivers'sTestimony Against SolomonStricken from Record.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- William S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900)
- Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848)
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
38,837 days ago
(106 years, 147 days)