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Thursday, February 2, 1922

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The Headlines

MILLER WANTS LAW ON THEATRE SAFETY; Asks Sayre to Draft Legislation for State Supervision of Construction. REINSPECTIONS GO ON HERE City Authorities Have Already Examined 155 Buildings--For Quarterly Surveys.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

My Buddy

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

On This Day

  • Ulysses by James Joyce is published.

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  • The uprising called the "pork mutiny" starts in the region between Kuolajärvi and Savukoski in Finland.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1922

  • Tutmania

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

38,110 days ago

(104 years, 150 days)