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Saturday, January 15, 1921

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The Headlines

ROADS LACK FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE, EXECUTIVES SAY; Application Is Made to Congress for the Amendment of the Transportation Act. TREASURY'S RULING BLAMED Partial Payments Urged Under War Guarantees--Southern May Sue for Millions. OFFICIALS FAVOR RELIEF E.E. Clark, for Commerce Board, Recommends Prompt Federal Payment of Undisputed Claims. Carriers' Desperate Credit Situation. ROADS LACK FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE Government Owes P.R.R. $40,800,000

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Best-selling Sheet Music

The Sheik of Araby

Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder

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

Catchphrases of 1921

  • Ain't we got fun?

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 RecessionSevere deflation and collapse of agricultural prices.

Time Elapsed

38,492 days ago

(105 years, 167 days)