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Friday, February 9, 1923
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The Headlines
CHURCH WON'T SHIRK, SAYS DR. MANNING; Ready to Act Against Any Minister Whose Denial of Christ's Deity Is Clear. EXPLAINS GRANT CASE STAND Bishop at Church Club Dinner Tells of Many Letters Received From Perplexed Christians. CHURCH WON'T FAIL, SAYS DR. MANNING
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Yes! We Have No Bananas
Frank Silver & Irving Cohn
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- William Henry Harrison (1773)
- Thomas Paine (1737)
- Jacques Monod (1910)
- Abdulaziz (1830)
- Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Bulldozer, 16mm Film & Hearing Aid (Vacuum Tube).
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
37,737 days ago
(103 years, 142 days)