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Friday, July 2, 1920
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The Headlines
M'ADOO STILL SILENT AS TO NOMINATION; Declines Repeatedly to Say Whether He Would Head Democratic Ticket. BUT ED HEWMAN TALKS "You Can't Ring No Bells Around Here," Huntington Watchman Tells Reporters. The Watchman's Ed Hewman. Ed May Hire Guards. McAdoo Evades Reporters.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
38,689 days ago
(105 years, 364 days)