Sunday, February 29, 1920

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The Headlines

BARS HUDSON TUBE TO GRAND CENTRAL; Franchise Expires Tomorrow and Service Commissioner Refuses an Extension. NEW CITY GRANT UNLIKELY Competition with Existing Lines and Hindrance to Their Development Feared.

Best-selling Sheet Music

Whispering

John Schonberger

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

On This Day

• The Czechoslovak National Assembly adopts the Constitution.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Gioachino Rossini (1792)
• Pope Paul III (1468)
• Morarji Desai (1896)
• Herman Hollerith (1860)
• Michèle Morgan (1920)

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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)