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Saturday, September 2, 1922

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The Headlines

DR. GRANT ASSAILS EPISCOPAL CHURCH CANON ON DIVORCE; Ascension Rector Denounces Obstacles Placed in Way of Remarriage. SAYS CIVIL LAW MUST RULE Fiance of Mrs. Rita Lydig Charges an Attempt to Usurp State's Power. CHALLENGES BIBLE TEXT Declares Passage on Which Canon Is Based Relates Merely to an Old Jewish Custom.

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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

37,897 days ago

(103 years, 302 days)