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Saturday, September 25, 1920
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The Headlines
LACKAYE BEATEN, ACCUSES M'GRAW; Actor's Ankle Fractured, but Baseball Manager Denies He Did It. FIGHT AT McGRAW'S HOME Lackaye Called to Discuss Lambs Affair--Taken to Hospital--Stories Conflict. Condition Not Serious. LACKAYE BEATEN, ACCUSES M'GRAW Sent a Message of Cheer. Talk Drifted to Lambs Dispute. Nature of Actor's Injury.
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
38,604 days ago
(105 years, 279 days)