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Thursday, November 10, 1921

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The Headlines

ARMORED TRUCKS TO BE USED HERE TO PROTECT MAIL; 60 Marines Begin Duty Tomorrow and More Than 200 OthersWill Be Assigned Soon.STEEL SHIELDS FOR GUARDSPlates to Have Loopholes for Guns and Gong Will RingWhen Door Is Opened.REORGANIZATION IS BEGUNThree Local Division Chiefs Removed--Officials to Be Forced to Obey Washington.

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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

Catchphrases of 1921

  • Ain't we got fun?

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

38,193 days ago

(104 years, 233 days)