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Tuesday, July 26, 1921

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The Headlines

ORDERS RELIEF FOR PELLAGRA VICTIMS; Harding Asks Public Health Service for Full Report on Cotton Belt Conditions. SEEKS RED CROSS ACTION President Pledges Every Aid in His Power in Fighting Plague and Famine.

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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

38,300 days ago

(104 years, 340 days)