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Sunday, August 8, 1920
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The Headlines
EUROPE WAITING ON CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS TODAY; Military Aid for Poland from Several Nations Among Measures to be Discussed.ALLIED MISSION URGES ITGermany Believed in Paris toHave Undertaken to RebuildRussia's Railroads.REDS FIND FAVOR IN FRANCEPolish Note Agreeing to Send TruceDelegates to Minsk Held Up by Moscow Wireless.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Paul Dirac (1902)
- Emiliano Zapata (1879)
- Ernest Lawrence (1901)
- Saint Dominic (1170)
- Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881)
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
38,652 days ago
(105 years, 327 days)