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Thursday, April 27, 1922
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The Headlines
SAYS $400,000,000 OF FEDERAL BONDS ARE DUPLICATED; Johnson Startles the House by Charges Said to Bear on Engraving Shake-Up. MELLON RENEWS DENIAL Wingo Declares Secretary "Did Not Lie" and Challenges the Accusations. M'CARTER LETTERS GIVEN Johnson Brings Up Complaints by Official Ousted Under the Wilson Administration.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822)
- Mary Wollstonecraft (1759)
- Herbert Spencer (1820)
- Samuel Morse (1791)
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891)
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
38,026 days ago
(104 years, 66 days)