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Friday, April 29, 1921
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The Headlines
GOLD DELUGE CLOGS ASSAY OFFICE HERE; Half of $40,552,000 Imported Since April 1 Sent to Philadelphia to Ease Situation.12 HOURS A DAY AT MELTINGMany Banks Having Recent Consignments in Vaults Awaiting Turn Lose Profits.
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
- Hirohito (1901)
- Henri Poincaré (1854)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818)
- Duke Ellington (1899)
- Harold Urey (1893)
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
38,388 days ago
(105 years, 63 days)