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Sunday, October 2, 1921
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The Headlines
INCOME IN AUGUST OF CLASS 1 ROADS HIGHEST OF YEAR; 178 of 203 Rail Lines Report Earnings of $85,653,000 Net on Operation. TOTAL PUT AT $90,000,000 On This Basis Carriers Yield Earnings Over 5 Per Cent. on Tentatively Set Valuation. STEADY GAIN DURING YEAR Maintenance and Repair Work, However, Has Been Deferred and Will Cut Future Revenues.
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
38,232 days ago
(104 years, 272 days)