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Monday, May 17, 1920

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The Headlines

LEVIP. MORTON DIES AT RHINEBECK HOME ON 96TH BIRTHDAY; Ex-Vice President and Governor of New York Expires from Bronchial Pneumonia. ILL ONLY A FEW DAYS Birthday Formally Celebrated Saturday by School Children of Rhinebeck and Rhinecliff. TWO DAUGHTERS AT BEDSIDE Congressman and Minister to France Among Positions Held by Financier and Philanthropist.

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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

38,735 days ago

(106 years, 45 days)