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Thursday, September 21, 1922
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The Headlines
Enrico Caruso, Tenor's Son, Weds in Naples; Father's Spirit Said to Have Approved Match
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- H. G. Wells (1866)
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909)
- Abdul Hamid II (1842)
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853)
- Girolamo Savonarola (1452)
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
37,878 days ago
(103 years, 283 days)