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Saturday, June 10, 1922
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The Headlines
WILL RAISE $500,000 FOR G.O.P. CAMPAIGN TO RETAIN CONGRESS; Republican Conferees From a Score of Cities to Help the National Committee Drive. $25,000 GIVEN BY WRIGLEY Marshall Field to Direct Canvass Here--No Trouble Expected in Getting the Money. ALL FOR GENERAL PUBLICITY Aim Will Be to Persuade the Country Not to Swap Political Horses Now.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Judy Garland (1922)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)
- Saul Bellow (1915)
- Gustave Courbet (1819)
- Nicolaus Otto (1832)
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
37,981 days ago
(104 years, 21 days)