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Friday, November 17, 1922
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The Headlines
FORD MOTOR STOCK APPEARS IN WALL ST.; Canadian Company's 100,000 Shares Are Listed on the New York Curb. SELL AT 300% ABOVE PAR Henry Ford Is President of Company Controlling Business in All the British Dominions.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)
- Bernard Montgomery (1887)
- 0s (9)
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)