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Saturday, July 17, 1920
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The Headlines
COX PLEDGES AID TO SWING TENNESSEE; TELLS WOMEN HE WANTS NO VOTES AS PAY; STARTS FOR CAPITAL TO CONSULT WILSON; NOMINEE SEES MILITANTS Does Not Like Talk of Supporting Him If He Helps Them. SEES PRINCIPLES AT STAKE Let Women Judge, He Says, Which Party Is Most ForwardLooking and Then Vote.WELCOMES THEIR IDEALISMLeaves for Washington for HisSunday Conference withthe President.
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
38,674 days ago
(105 years, 349 days)