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Sunday, July 16, 1922
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The Headlines
BOLT OF REPUBLICANS BEATS DYE EMBARGO, URGED BY COMMITTEE; Fourteen of the Majority, Including Smoot, Join Democrats to Defeat Leaders.DECISIVE VOTE IS 38 TO 32Unexpected Result StaggersEmbargo Supporters, Who Will Make New Effort.COTTON RATES ARE REDUCEDDuties Adopted Are Below Minimums Suggested by Committee Except in One Case.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
- Ginger Rogers (1911)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796)
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
37,945 days ago
(103 years, 350 days)