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Tuesday, July 11, 1922
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The Headlines
HAS SHE DISCOVERED THE SOURCE OF LIFE?; English Woman Scientist Tells of Self-Created "Something" With Wonderful Power. MAKES WATER RADIO-ACTIVE Said to Reduce Bodies to Elements--She Calls It a Scarab, but It May Be Vegetable.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
The Hollywood Bowl opens.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Quincy Adams (1767)
- Alexander Prokhorov (1916)
- Robert the Bruce (1274)
- Yul Brynner (1920)
- James McNeill Whistler (1834)
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
37,950 days ago
(103 years, 355 days)