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Saturday, July 22, 1922
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The Headlines
COAL CONFERENCE CALLED; Districts Outside Central Competitive Field Get Hoover Invitation. TO CONSIDER DISTRIBUTION Meanwhile Decision on Federal Operation or a Commission Is Allowed to Wait. SENATOR KING HAS A PLAN Resolution Proposes Statutory Committee of Five to Find Facts for President.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
- Philip the Handsome (1478)
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
37,939 days ago
(103 years, 344 days)