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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.
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
Time Elapsed
38,309 days ago
(104 years, 349 days)