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Friday, January 7, 1921
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The Headlines
LYONS OPENS FIGHT AGAINST MILLER'S ECONOMY PROGRAM; Secretary of State Opposes the Transfer of Automobile Bureau to Tax Department. JOBHOLDERS RAISE WAIL Bitter Opposition Is ExpectedWhen Governor's Plans TakeForm in Legislature.HE PREPARES NEW MESSAGE Expected to Present Views on Direct Primaries and Prohibition Enforcement Next Wednesday
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Millard Fillmore (1800)
- Pope Gregory XIII (1502)
- Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858)
- Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
- Bernadette Soubirous (1844)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Robots (The Term 'Robot'), Polygraph (Modern) & Insulin (Medical Tech).
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
38,500 days ago
(105 years, 175 days)