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Wednesday, August 24, 1921
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The Headlines
SENATE STILL BALKS AT BEER BILL TERMS; Fight Against Search Power for Dry Agents Marks Lively Night Session. WILL BE RESUMED TODAY House Adopts Conference Report, Defying Threat of Blocking Recess Schedule Today.
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
38,271 days ago
(104 years, 311 days)