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Monday, July 24, 1922

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The Headlines

HOOPER DASHES HOPES; Says Labor Board Will Not Act at This Time. PUT FACTS BEFORE HARDING Gave Strike Situation From All Angles at White House Conference. THE PRESIDENT IS SILENT Transportation Act Amendments to Hasten SettlementMay Be Presented Soon.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

My Buddy

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

On This Day

  • The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1922

  • Tutmania

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

37,938 days ago

(103 years, 343 days)