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Friday, August 18, 1922
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The Headlines
MURPHY AND KOENIG LINKED IN DEAL TO KILL OFF COHALAN; Surrogate's Friends Say Republicans Dropped Him in Tradefor Judge Koenig.LEADERS DENY THE CHARGEMurphy Said to Have WaitedNine Years to Wreak Revenge on Surrogate. BITTER QUARREL DISCLOSED Cohalan Urged to Make an Independent Fight--Supportersto Hold Conference.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
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
37,912 days ago
(103 years, 317 days)