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Sunday, April 23, 1922
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The Headlines
BORAH IS DEFIANT TO THREAT ON BONUS; Declares Man Who Buys Office by Voting Out Public Funds Is 'Most Slimy Creature.' ANSWERS POCATELLO POST Undeterred by Menace, Which 'Reflects No Credit on You,' He Tells ex-Soldiers.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- William Shakespeare (1564)
- Max Planck (1858)
- James Buchanan (1791)
- Halldór Laxness (1902)
- Lester B. Pearson (1897)
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
38,029 days ago
(104 years, 69 days)