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Tuesday, October 10, 1922

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The Headlines

TEN BANKS HERE ASK HALF OF NEW $500,000,000 LOAN; First Day's Applications Indicate a Heavy Oversubscription to Federal Issue. MAY REACH TWO BILLIONS Reserve Bank in New York 'Snowed Under' by Requests for Long-Term Securities. ALREADY SELL AT PREMIUM Traded In on a "When Issued" Basis --Effect on Liberties Slight--Terms Please Bankers. Flood of Applications. TEN BANKS HERE ASK HALF OF LOAN Tax Exempt Feature. Save Tax on Victory Profits. Some Slight Losses.

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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

37,859 days ago

(103 years, 264 days)