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Tuesday, June 19, 1923

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The Headlines

$200,000,000 SURPLUS IS HARDING PROPHECY; President Lauds Officials' Sav- ings Under Budget and Ex- pects More Economies. WARNS ABOUT CONGRESS Says Any Officer Going Before Committees to Request Extra Grants Will Be Discharged. $200,000,000 SURPLUS HARDING PROPHECY

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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

37,608 days ago

(103 years, 13 days)