Sunday, December 19, 1920

From the day

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The Headlines

GETS HOLD-UP MAN WITH $10,000 LOOT; Brooklyn Policeman Captures Fugitive After Chase Over Back-Yard Fence. FINDS HIM IN A CLOSET Bag with Cash and Jewelry Taken from Factory Messenger by Armed Highwaymen. GETS HOLD-UP MAN WITH $10,000 LOOT

Best-selling Sheet Music

Whispering

John Schonberger

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

On This Day

• King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a plebiscite.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Édith Piaf (1915)
• Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
• Albert A. Michelson (1852)
• Philip V of Spain (1683)
• Mileva Marić (1875)

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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)