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Tuesday, November 29, 1921

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The Headlines

VOTE BAN ON CHINA'S ALIEN POST OFFICES; All Powers Except Japan Agree to Withdraw When a Stable Service Is Assured. TOKIO APPROVAL EXPECTED Sze Begins His Protest Against Foreign Troops in China-- Discussion Is Continued. VOTE BAN ON CHINA'S ALIEN POST OFFICE Faults in Existing System. 5,000 Foreign Troops in Area. Judicial Autonomy Up Today.

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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

38,174 days ago

(104 years, 214 days)