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Tuesday, December 20, 1921
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The Headlines
MAYORS ARE TOLD GLYNN HAD LOBBIED TO AID PHONE COS.; Corporation Counsel of Utica Assails Republican State Chairman in Conference Here.GLYNN DENIES CHARGES Public Service Commission Is Working to Re-elect Governor Miller, Goldbas Also Asserts. HOME RULE BLOC PLANNED Officials of Citics Propose Combination Against Encroachment by Legislature on Their Powers.
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The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
- John III of Sweden (1537)
- Ferdinand Buisson (1841)
- Irene Dunne (1898)
- David Bohm (1917)
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
38,153 days ago
(104 years, 193 days)