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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.

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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

37,822 days ago

(103 years, 227 days)