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Friday, December 30, 1921

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The Headlines

3 MORE DIE, 9 IN ALL, OF BOOTLEG POISON; RUM FLOOD LOOSED; Forged Permits Rife--Withdrawals for 30,000 Cases,Worth $2,000,000, Nipped.SUPPLY IS UNDIMINISHEDLegitimate Releases Curtailed,but Counterfeiters andSmugglers Are Active. AGENTS RAID A TAXICABSeize 22 Bottles of Whisky-- Jersey's Head Dry Official Held for Trial.

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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

38,143 days ago

(104 years, 183 days)