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Friday, October 28, 1921
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The Headlines
BEATTY SAYS U.S. IS FACING A TEST; Tells Pilgrims He Believes it Will Prove How Right American Doctrines Are.WORLD TO WAIT AND WATCHEvery Interest Binds GreatBritain and United StatesTogether, Admiral Says.
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
38,206 days ago
(104 years, 246 days)