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Sunday, February 19, 1922
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The Headlines
LANDIS QUITS BENCH FOR BASEBALL JOB; BOOMED FOR MAYOR; Day Too Short for Him to Handle All His Work, He Explains. WANTED NOW FOR MAYOR Lawyers and Friends Say He Is the Man to Clean Up Chicago. CLUB OWNERS PLEASED They See Great Gain to National Game--His Career as Judge Unique.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- André Breton (1896)
- Élie Ducommun (1833)
- Shivaji (1630)
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
38,092 days ago
(104 years, 132 days)