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Wednesday, January 25, 1922
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The Headlines
LINES FOR CONCLAVE FORM ON QUESTION OF POLICY TO ITALY; Cardinal Ratti, as a Moderate Liberal, Now a Strong Candidate for the Papacy.WANT WAR ISSUES BARREDMerry del Val Group Said toHave Majority--Maffi andGasparri Still Strong. 500,000 SEE POPE'S BODY Army of Workmen Preparing forthe Conclave--Strict Precautions for Secrecy.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Virginia Woolf (1882)
- Robert Burns (1759)
- Robert Boyle (1627)
- W. Somerset Maugham (1874)
- Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736)
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
38,117 days ago
(104 years, 157 days)