Wednesday, April 27, 1921

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Tactile

I’m itching to ditch this stiff wool sweater for a sleek silk slip, looking like a total sheba while I hunt for my missing Raggedy Andy. My fingers trace the rough yarn hair of the doll just as Ma starts squawking about the cost of living, acting like dropping **$0.11** on a single loaf of bread is some kind of national tragedy. I just crank the gramophone to drown her out with "The Sheik of Araby," feeling the cool steel of the needle as it hits the groove. Ain’t we got fun?

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The Headlines

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Best-selling Sheet Music

The Sheik of Araby

Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder

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Raggedy Andy

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Robots (The Term 'Robot'), Polygraph (Modern) & Insulin (Medical Tech).

Cost of Living (1920)