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Wednesday, November 3, 1920
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The Headlines
GIGANTIC MAJORITIES; Pennsylvania, 750,000; Illinois, 800,000; Ohio, 400,000. MAY BE 6,000,000 IN ALL More Than 370 Electoral Votes Won by Harding and Coolidge. BIG GAINS IN THE WEST Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and California Won. NEW JERSEY BY 200,000 Maine, with 75,000, Beats the Plurality She Gave in September. SOLID SOUTH UNBROKEN Unless Late Figures Change Tennessee--Cox May Lose All Western States.
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
38,565 days ago
(105 years, 240 days)