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Wednesday, July 20, 1921
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The Headlines
JAPAN REASSURED ON BIG CONFERENCE; SENATE WILL SHARE; Hughes Indicates to Tokio That It Can Refuse to Discuss Any Topic Presented. WILLING TO HAVE A PROGRAM If Powers Favor That Plan-- Japan Wants Open Door and Race Equality Taken Up. 1 OR 2 SENATORS TO SIT Lloyd George Arranges Provisionally to Attend--Canada's Aims Like Ours.
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The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
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
38,306 days ago
(104 years, 346 days)