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Monday, January 30, 1922
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The Headlines
CONCLAVE EXPECTED TO SPEED ELECTION OF THE NEW POPE; Predicted in Rome That Benedict's Successor Will Reign by Saturday. DOUBT AMERICANS CAN VOTE Mercier Declares That Talk of His Own Candidacy Is Preposterous. URGES FORGIVING ENEMIES Cardinals Maffi, Ratti, Lega and La Fontaine Said to Have Best Chances.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)
- Adelbert von Chamisso (1781)
- Max Theiler (1899)
- Amrita Sher-Gil (1913)
- Félix Faure (1841)
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
38,112 days ago
(104 years, 152 days)