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Friday, December 23, 1921
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The Headlines
ESTIMATE BOARD FACES JAIL UNLESS BUDGET IS REVISED; Court Sets Dec. 25 as Last Day for Compliance With Sweeping Decree. MUST RESTORE $3,000,000 Appellate Division Upholds Justice Mullan's Mandamus on Hylan, Craig and Associates.CITY FINANCES IN A MUDDLEBudget Now in Mayor's Hands--Controller Planning Appealto the Legislature.
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The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Helmut Schmidt (1918)
- Alexander I of Russia (1777)
- Joseph Smith (1805)
- Jean-François Champollion (1790)
- Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804)
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
38,150 days ago
(104 years, 190 days)