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Saturday, October 7, 1922
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The Headlines
DRY GOODS MEN BUY ARNOLD, CONSTABLE; Stephen J. Leonard and Associates to Enlarge Pioneer Department Store.SALE PRICE NOT DISCLOSED Firm Founded in 1825 Finally Leaves Control of Family of Original Owners.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Niels Bohr (1885)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900)
- Henry A. Wallace (1888)
- Charles XIII (1748)
- June Allyson (1917)
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
37,862 days ago
(103 years, 267 days)