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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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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

37,848 days ago

(103 years, 253 days)