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Monday, August 9, 1920
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The Headlines
SOVIET REJECTS ALLIED TRUCE TERMS; PREMIERS DECIDE TO BACK UP POLAND; BOLSHEVIKI 36 MILES FROM WARSAW; ALLIES DISCUSS WAR PLANS Crisis Viewed by Premiers as Only Less GraveThan That of 1914.FLEET READY TO BLOCKADE Millerand Submits to LloydGeorge Draft of Warning He Would Serve on Germany. ANOTHER NOTE TO SOVIET Bolsheviki Now Fix Meeting atMinsk with Polish PeaceEnvoys for Wednesday.
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Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
- Tove Jansson (1914)
- William Alfred Fowler (1911)
- P. L. Travers (1899)
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
38,651 days ago
(105 years, 326 days)