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Monday, October 24, 1921
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The Headlines
AMERICA'S 'UNKNOWN' TO BE CHOSEN TODAY; Will Be One of Four Unidentified Bodies Taken From Cemeteries in France.SERGEANT TO MAKE CHOICEBody in Coffin on Which HePlaces Flowers Will Be Sent to Arlington.
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
38,210 days ago
(104 years, 250 days)