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Saturday, December 9, 1922

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The Headlines

CONGRESS HEARS ADDRESS; President for New Rail Tribunal With Power to Prevent Strikes. CONDEMNS DRY LAW LAXITY Will Summon Governors for Enforcement Help--Favors Wider Farm Credits. WANTS ALIENS REGISTERED Constitutional Changes to Bar Child Labor and Restrict TaxExempt Bonds Favored.

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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

37,799 days ago

(103 years, 204 days)