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Saturday, August 19, 1922
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The Headlines
GUESSES AT WEALTH NORTHCLIFFE LEFT RUN TO 9,000,000; London Also Busy Speculating as to the Probable Future of London Times. IN TRUST FOR THE NATION? One Report Recalls Publisher's Reported Idea of Asking Lord Rosebery to Serve. ANOTHER STORY PICKS HEIR He Is Lord Rothermere's Son, Said to Be Northcliffe's Favorite Nephew.
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
37,911 days ago
(103 years, 316 days)