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Monday, December 12, 1921
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The Headlines
WITH HANGING NEAR CHICAGO MURDERER BREAKS FROM JAIL; Two of Companions Who Aided in Overpowering Guards Escape With Him.AID FORCED FROM AUTOISTS"Frame-Up," Says Fitzmorris,Ordering Rifle Squads toKill O'Connor on Sight.MARQUETTE CONVICTS RIOTThey Knife Warden and WoundDeputy and Son in AttackDuring Movie Show.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustave Flaubert (1821)
- Frank Sinatra (1915)
- Edvard Munch (1863)
- Alfred Werner (1866)
- Edward G. Robinson (1893)
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
38,161 days ago
(104 years, 201 days)