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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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Best-selling Sheet Music

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

Catchphrases of 1920

  • Return to normalcy

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 RecessionSevere deflation and collapse of agricultural prices.

Time Elapsed

38,808 days ago

(106 years, 118 days)