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Tuesday, October 11, 1921
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The Headlines
DEVALERA APPEALS ON CONFERENCE EVE FOR A UNITED FRONT; He Tells Irish People That They Must Stand "Unyielding and Fearless" to Get Rights. IRISH MEET BRITISH TODAY Lloyd George Is Expected to Outline Promises in Speech of Welcome. WILL THEN SEEK FOR BASIS Ulster, Boycott of British Goods and Release of Prisoners Are Problems for Early Discussion.
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The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884)
- François Mauriac (1885)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758)
- Roman Jakobson (1896)
- Friedrich Bergius (1884)
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
38,223 days ago
(104 years, 263 days)