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Monday, March 3, 1924

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The Headlines

FILIPINOS PROCLAIM BOYCOTT AGAINST US; Their Press Bureau in Washington Announce It as a Measure of Retaliation. AUDITOR'S ACTION IS EXCUSE Wright's Suspension of 1,000,000 Peso Independence Fund Brings Reprisals. FILIPINOS PROCLAIM BOYCOTT AGAINST US

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Fascinating Rhythm

George Gershwin

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

On This Day

  • The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.

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  • The Ottoman Caliphate is abolished, when the Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman dynasty is deposed. The last remnant of the old monarchy gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1924

  • Keep Cool with Coolidge

Tech Check

Loudspeakers, Frozen Food Process & Spiral Notebooks.

Cost of Living (1920)

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Gallon of Gas

$0.30

Average Home

$6,296

New Car

$575

Time Elapsed

37,349 days ago

(102 years, 119 days)