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Tuesday, January 3, 1922
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The Headlines
WHITE HOUSE DOORS ADMIT LINE OF 6,500 NEW YEAR'S CALLERS; The President and Mrs. Harding Hold a Public Reception, First in Nine Years. SHAKE THE HANDS OF ALL Greet Afternoon Throng at Rate of Thirty a Minute--Four Negro Children Welcomed. OFFICIALS FIRST TO CALL Diplomatic, Military and Naval Gold Lace Extensively Displayed in Morning Formalities.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
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
Tech Check
Technicolor Films, Water Skiing & Audiometer.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
38,139 days ago
(104 years, 179 days)