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Thursday, August 31, 1922

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The Headlines

SENATE NOW READY TO VOTE ON BONUS; ITS VETO CERTAIN; All Amendments Disposed Of, Only Tail-End Speeches Remain. MAY REACH ACTION TODAY Proposal to Pay Bonus Half in Cash and Half in Notes Voted Down. SALES TAX PLAN REJECTED President Said to Hold Reclamation and Foreign Interest Amendments Make Bill Worse.

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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

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

37,900 days ago

(103 years, 305 days)