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Thursday, September 15, 1921
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The Headlines
FUSIONISTS ELATED; BEATEN CANDIDATES PLEDGE CURRAN AID; Republican Gloom Gives Way to Joy and Leaders Now Predict Hylan's Defeat.HARMONY DINNER IS HELDLaGuardia, Haskell and Bennett "All Good Republicans"Under Nominee's Orders.VICTORY IS OVERWHELMING103,174 for Curran, 37,880 for LaGuardia, 29,468 for Haskellon Final Returns.
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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
38,249 days ago
(104 years, 289 days)