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Sunday, August 27, 1922
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The Headlines
WAY MEN ASK RISE TO 48 CENTS AN HOUR; Appeal of 400,000 Workers to Labor Board Demands This as Minimum Rate. 105 RAILROADS AFFECTED Board Rehearing, Opening on Monday, a Result of Decision Not to Strike.
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
37,904 days ago
(103 years, 309 days)