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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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The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Rudyard Kipling (1865)
- Hideki Tojo (1884)
- Ramana Maharshi (1879)
- Theodor Fontane (1819)
- Ahmed III (1673)
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
38,143 days ago
(104 years, 183 days)