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Sunday, December 24, 1922
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The Headlines
450,000 TRAVELERS SET HOLIDAY RECORD; Pennsylvania and Grand Central Terminals Handle Greatest Throng in History.SCARCITY OF PULLMANSNearly 300 Extra and SpecialTrains Required by Christmas Crowds.
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
37,784 days ago
(103 years, 189 days)