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Friday, July 8, 1921
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The Headlines
BRITISH PREMIER AWAITS OUR WORD ON JAPAN TREATY; Expects by Monday to Hear Also From China and Promises Statement to Commons. DOMINIONS DIVIDED ON IT But Trend in Imperial Conference Discussions Is Said toBe Toward Denunciation. JAPAN LIKELY TO AGREE And Hesitation of America to CallDisarmament Parley Will, London Believes, Disappear.
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The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
Time Elapsed
38,318 days ago
(104 years, 358 days)