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Friday, November 26, 1920
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The Headlines
LEAGUE INVITES WILSON TO MEDIATE FOR THE ARMENIANS; Council Also Sends Messages to Members Asking for Offers to Take the Lead. DOUBTS ACCEPTANCE HERE But Washington Believes President Will Assume Task and Congress Will Not Oppose. ROOT COURT PLAN MODIFIED Balkan Nations Protest Admitting Bulgaria--Assembly Meeting Put Off to Tuesday. Aim to Revise Turkish Treaty. Block International Court Power. LEAGUE INVITES WILSON TO MEDIATE Protest Admitting Bulgaria. Financial Plans Delayed.
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
38,542 days ago
(105 years, 217 days)