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Thursday, September 1, 1921
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The Headlines
I.R.T. TO ASK TIME TO MEET ITS DEBTS; NOTE HOLDERS YIELD; Judge Mayer Will Be Requested to Postpone Receivership Case Today.GET RENEWAL OF A YEARMajority of Owners of $38,144,400 Agree to Extend Payment at 8 Per Cent. BILLS TO BE PAID IN PARTCompany Hopes That This Month's Receipts Will Carry It Beyond the Danger Line.
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The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875)
- Francis William Aston (1877)
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896)
- Johann Pachelbel (1653)
- Aleksei Brusilov (1853)
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
38,263 days ago
(104 years, 303 days)