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Saturday, July 16, 1921
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The Headlines
BONUS BILL SHELVED, THEN FRACAS STARTS; McCumber Starts for Reed, Who Said 'Blackguard' to Challenge to Go 'Outside.'BUT SENATORS INTERVENEAnd Missourian Apologizes--Stormy Two Hours Follow Voteto Recommit, 47 to 29.
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
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
- Ginger Rogers (1911)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796)
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
38,310 days ago
(104 years, 350 days)