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Sunday, May 22, 1921
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The Headlines
AMERICANS CAPTURE GOLF PRELIMINARIES FROM ENGLISH TEAM; Invading Stars Decisively Defeat Opponents, Winning 9 of12 Matches at Hoylake.FOURSOMES A CLEAN SWEEPLong and Accurate Driving andDeadly Work on Greens JoltBritons' Hope for Title. EVANS BEATEN BY TOLLEY Surprise of Spectacular Day Is Defeat of Champion, 4 Down--Jones Shows Fine Form.
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
38,365 days ago
(105 years, 40 days)