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Sunday, February 20, 1921
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The Headlines
OPENS NEW ATTACK ON COMMERCE BOARD; Attorney General Newton Denies Its Right to RaiseFares in State. ASKS FOR AN INJUNCTIONAssails Validity of Law UnderWhich Commission Justifies Its Action.SEEKS EARLY FINAL TESTBrings Suit in Federal Court to Hasten Ultimate Decision byHighest Tribunal.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
38,456 days ago
(105 years, 131 days)