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Thursday, November 16, 1922
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The Headlines
CONSERVATIVES LEAD ELECTION WITH 160; LABOR, 69; ASQUITY, 23; LLOYD GEORGE, 24; LESS THAN HALF OF RESULTS REPORTED; FINAL RESULT IN DOUBT Ballots in Rural Districts Won't Be Counted Until Today. LEADERS ARE ALL ELECTED Bonar Law, Lloyd George, Asquith and the Labor ChiefsAre Returned.HEAVY VOTE IS POLLEDWomen Turn Out in Large Numbers Despite the Heavy Fog-- Many Contests Are Close.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
37,822 days ago
(103 years, 227 days)