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Friday, December 17, 1920
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The Headlines
COOLIDGE AGREES TO SIT IN CABINET AT HARDING'S WISH; Yields to Senator's Insistence in Marion Conference That He Serve Ex Officio. LAUDS HIS CHIEF'S COURSE Says President-Elect Seeks to Bring. National Mind into Agreement on Foreign Policy. OFFICESEEKERS PRESSING Harding Is Being Flooded With Messages Urging Candidates for Office.
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Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Willard Libby (1908)
- Joseph Henry (1797)
- Émilie du Châtelet (1706)
- Simo Häyhä (1905)
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
38,521 days ago
(105 years, 196 days)