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Friday, March 5, 1920
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The Headlines
PASTOR WHO QUIT ANTI-SALOON BODY ASSAILS ITS WORK; Rev.W.H. Freeman Says Agents of League Were Money-Mad and Disgusted Him. TELLS FINANCIAL METHODS Consecration Paraphrased Into "Coin-secration" by Reference to Church Meetings.W.H. ANDERSON'S TACTICS"Meat Axe" Activities of leader Described--Says Dictation of Country Is Sought. Feared Good Jobs Were Over. Told How to Get Money. Seven Minutes of Inflammation. Refused to Degrade Office. Kept Methods Secret. Not Agency of Churches. Says Dictatorship Is Sought. ANDERSON ANSWER CHARGE. Says League Will Spend About $300,000 This Year. EXPECTS MANY MINISTERS. Cuvillier Says at Least Dozen Will Appear Against League. ANDERSON SENDS CHALLENGE. Would Debate with Governor on Letter's Stand on Prohibition.
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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
38,808 days ago
(106 years, 118 days)