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Thursday, September 22, 1921
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The Headlines
MURPHY EXPECTS 70 OF 72 VOTES TO KEEP HIM AS LEADER; Minimizes Hines's Revolt, Through Statement Made by Tammany Secretary. WOULD IGNORE INSURGENT Decides Not to Protest Against Seating Him in Committee Tonight. RECOUNT TO BEGIN TODAYHines Deposits $2,500 With ElectionBoard to Cover Expenses ofExamination of Ballots.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Michael Faraday (1791)
- Wilhelm Keitel (1882)
- Anne of Cleves (1515)
- Peter Simon Pallas (1741)
- Anne of Austria (1601)
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
38,242 days ago
(104 years, 282 days)