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Sunday, July 17, 1921

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The Headlines

MRS.HEMMING PUTS WREATH ON BIER OF HUSBAND'S SLAYER; "Poor Boy," She Murmurs, While Nassau County Officials Consider Arresting Her. SHERIFF WOULD HOLD HER Prosecutor, However, Says She Had Nothing to Do With Murder and Tried to Prevent It. CORONER ABSOLVESHER, TOO Stepson Refuses Information Concerning Funeral Because ofRemarks About Husband.

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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

Catchphrases of 1921

  • Ain't we got fun?

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

38,309 days ago

(104 years, 349 days)