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Sunday, October 16, 1921
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The Headlines
REPUBLICANS FEAR TO TAKE VOTE NOW ON GERMAN TREATY; Decide to Postpone Action Until Senator Knox's Successor Takes His Seat. DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT WEAK Number Counted On to Aid Ratification Said to Be Steadily Dwindling.. HARDING ASKED TO HELP Urged to Influence Pennsylvania Governor to Appoint New Senator Without Delay. SPROUL WILL NOT RESIGN. Pennsylvania Governor Confers With Leaders on Successor to Knox.
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The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
- Itō Hirobumi (1841)
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
38,218 days ago
(104 years, 258 days)