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Saturday, October 21, 1922
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The Headlines
LLOYD GEORGE OPENS FIGHT ON THE TORIES; CROWDS ACCLAIM HIM; 'I am a Free Man,' He Says: 'the Burden Is Off My Shoulders and My Sword Is in My Hand.' FOR NATION AGAINST PARTY He Gets Enthusiastic Cheers at London Guildhall and on His 'Pilgrimage' to Leeds. HIS SPEECH THERE AWAITED He Is Expected to Reveal Plans for Election, Which London Now Looks For by Nov. 18.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Alfred Nobel (1833)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772)
- Alphonse de Lamartine (1790)
- Hongwu Emperor (1328)
- Dizzy Gillespie (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
37,848 days ago
(103 years, 253 days)