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Friday, June 16, 1922
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The Headlines
NORTHCLIFFE AIDS SUE HIM FOR LIBEL; STOP HIS ARTICLES; Sir Andrew Caird and W.G. Fish, Officials of Associated Newspapers, Begin Action. HE IS ILL IN SWITZERLAND Daily Mail Mentions This as Reason for Discontinuing "Incognito in Germany." FISH RECENTLY CENSURED Caird Suit Unexplained--Advertisements of Northcliffe Attackson Rivals Cease. NORTHCLIFFE AIDS SUE HIM FOR LIBEL
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin party wins a large majority.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
- Stan Laurel (1890)
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
37,975 days ago
(104 years, 15 days)