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Saturday, May 5, 1923

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The Headlines

POINCARE DEMANDS THAT GERMANY MEET FULL FRENCH TERMS; His Stand Rallies All French Parties and Divisions Are Expected to Disappear. BRITAIN NOT CONSULTED Note Will Be Submitted to Lon- don and Washington, but for Information Only. BRITISH DISLIKE ISOLATION Curzon Says He Believes No Settle- ment Can Be Reached Without Allied Unity.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Yes! We Have No Bananas

Frank Silver & Irving Cohn

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1923

  • Yes, We Have No Bananas

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

37,652 days ago

(103 years, 57 days)