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Wednesday, February 9, 1921
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The Headlines
BRINDELL SENTENCE FIVE TO TEN YEARS; FACES NEW PENALTY; Untermyer Announces Former Labor Leader Will Be Arraigned on Other Charges.GOES TO BAR CRESTFALLEN"Strong Man of the BuildingTrades" Unable to Raise His Head as Court Imposes Term.LITTLETON TO SEEK BAIL Prosecution of Attorney Hettrick and Materials Men Begins Before Justice McAvoy.
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The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- William Henry Harrison (1773)
- Thomas Paine (1737)
- Jacques Monod (1910)
- Abdulaziz (1830)
- Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441)
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
38,467 days ago
(105 years, 142 days)