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Monday, September 6, 1920
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The Headlines
ITALIAN STRIKERS FORTIFY FACTORIES AND OBTAIN TANKS; Machine Guns, Streams of Boiling Water and Barbed WireAlso Used for Defense.ADOPT RIGID MILITARY RULEFalse Alarms Sounded by Sirensat Night to Test Discipline of Workers.BIG LABOR COUNCIL MEETSExecutives of All Unions Called in Conference at Milan to Discuss the Situation. Want to Try Co-operative Plan. ITALIAN STRIKERS FORTIFY FACTORIES Some Strikers Return to Work. DENIES STRIKE IS BOLSHEVIST. Italian Industrial's Explanation of Situation in His Country.
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Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
- Marquis de Lafayette (1757)
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
38,623 days ago
(105 years, 298 days)