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Friday, August 12, 1921
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The Headlines
TALLEY 'TOO IRISH' FOR TAMMANY HALL; Designation as Judge Refused Him Because of Foes He Made, Leaders Say. BOLT IS NOT EXPECTED "Talked Himself Out of a Job and Must Take His Medicine," Is Wigwam Explanation.
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
38,283 days ago
(104 years, 323 days)