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Thursday, January 19, 1922
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The Headlines
TRUCK GEARS DRAG WOMAN FOR MILES; Clothing Caught in Cogs, She Is Crushed to Death--Chauffeur Unaware of Accident. AUTOS KILL SIX OTHERS Retired Banker, Girl, Detective and Expressman Die Here-- Two Lose Lives in Jersey.
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
38,123 days ago
(104 years, 163 days)