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Sunday, August 28, 1921

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The Headlines

U.S. MAIL LINE FLEET REGAINED BY LASKER; Court Orders Return to Shipping Board on Application by the Two Receivers. BIG LOSS TO OPERATE Government to Honor $600,000 Immigrant Tickets and Replace $600,000 Left on Deposit.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

The Sheik of Araby

Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

On This Day

  • Russian Civil War: The Red Army dissolves the Makhnovshchina after driving the Revolutionary Insurgent Army out of Ukraine.

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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

38,267 days ago

(104 years, 307 days)