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Thursday, August 3, 1922
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The Headlines
FRANCE STIFFENED IN HER DEMANDS BY BALFOUR NOTE; No Moratorium and Free Hand, Is Her First Reply to Pressure on War Debts.OPEN FOR LONDON BARGAINReparation Circles Still ExpectBritish Offer to Cut Debtsand Reparation Bill.SEE AMERICA IN BAD LIGHTNote Sums Up Growing HostilityToward American Insistence onRepayment of Loans.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Haakon VII (1872)
- Frederick William III of Prussia (1770)
- Alfred Deakin (1856)
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
37,927 days ago
(103 years, 332 days)