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Tuesday, August 3, 1920
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The Headlines
LLOYD AND NINETEEN COMMUNISTS GUILTY; SENTENCED TO JAIL; Wealthy Chicago Radical Gets One to Five Years, With $3,000 Fine. AIMED TO SET UP SOVIETS Jury Finds That They Planned the Overthrow of the Government by Force.BROKE OFF FROM SOCIALISTS Convicted Men Established Communist Labor Party--3 Women to be Tried Separately. The Sentences. All Freed on Bail. LLOYD AND NINETEEN COMMUNISTS GUILTY Motion for New Trial.
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Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Haakon VII (1872)
- Frederick William III of Prussia (1770)
- Alfred Deakin (1856)
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
38,657 days ago
(105 years, 332 days)