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Thursday, February 9, 1922

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The Headlines

SINN FEINERS KIDNAP 100 MEN IN ULSTER; BATTLE WITH POLICE; Homes Are Raided and Prominent Men Wounded inBorder Counties.FEELING IS RUNNING HIGH Britain Orders Troops in Irelandto Assist Ulster--AsksCollins to Act.HE PROMISES TO DO SOAttributes It to Delay in Reprieving Condemned Men--GovernmentAttacked In Parliament.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

My Buddy

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

On This Day

  • Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

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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

38,103 days ago

(104 years, 143 days)