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Friday, February 24, 1922
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The Headlines
ROMAN DUKE FIGHTS DUEL OVER STATUE OF 'DOLLAR DUCHESS'; Torlonia Wounds Count Lovatelli, Sculptor, After Quarrelat Anglo-American Ball.$35 FOR HIS ART WORK?Never, Said Lovatelli, and HisChisel Soon Turned It Intoa Caricature.THEN HE SLAPPED DUKEIn Presence of Guests of the British and American Ambassadors-- Then Raplers for Two.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
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
38,087 days ago
(104 years, 127 days)