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Saturday, January 21, 1922
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The Headlines
96,803 CHILDREN PRAY FOR THE POPE; Archbishop Hayes Directs United Petitions in the Parochial Schools.FAITHFUL REPAIR TO CHURCHMessage of Sympathy Sent toRome in Behalf of 800,000Knights of Columbus.
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
38,121 days ago
(104 years, 161 days)