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Tuesday, April 24, 1923
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The Headlines
HARDING TO BACK UP WORLD COURT STAND IN THIS CITY TODAY; In Address to The Associated Press He Is Expected to Clarify and Buttress His Proposal. HIS POSITION STILL FIRM But Party Politicians Fear He Will Make League the Dominant Issue if He Persists. SOME DEMOCRATS WARY But Senator Robinson Favors Court, Though Thinking Issue Exaggerated.
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Yes! We Have No Bananas
Frank Silver & Irving Cohn
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
- Vincent de Paul (1581)
- Erich Raeder (1876)
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
37,664 days ago
(103 years, 69 days)